AUGUST 2026 | Packaging and Supply Chain Insights

Stronger Operations Start
with Smarter Packaging Choices

Explore practical insights on pallet selection, warehouse optimization, strategic sourcing and sustainability to help your operation make more confident, performance-driven decisions.

Better Decisions Start with Better Information

The best supply chain decisions are grounded in real understanding, not assumptions. This month’s content explores the facts behind pallet performance, warehouse efficiency, supplier quality and sustainable packaging, helping teams move from guesswork to confidence across every part of their operation.

Common Pallet Facts and Misconceptions Explained

Explore common pallet facts and misconceptions that have daily impact, such as the idea that hardwood pallets are better than softwood, or plastic pallets are superior to wooden ones.

Supplier Quality Control as an Advantage of Strategic Sourcing

Learn how strategic sourcing delivers supplier quality control through standardization, fewer breakdowns and Packaging Science-backed solutions.

Standard Pallet Sizes and Dimensions

Standard pallet sizes are only part of choosing the right pallet. Learn how materials, design, handling and shipping needs impact pallet performance.

How to Optimize Warehouse Efficiency to Reduce Costs

Most warehouses use only 22% cubic capacity. Learn how smarter slotting, pallet design and packaging decisions can maximize warehouse space without facility expansion.

Customer Stories

Case Study

Complete Pallet Management Powers Long-Term Growth and Supply Chain Sustainability for Global 3PL Leader

See how a global 3PL leader transformed pallet management across six locations, reducing waste, clearing dock space and improving efficiency through repair and reuse programs that deliver an estimated $750,000 in annual savings.

Strategic Sourcing Series

Why Supply Chain Sustainability Starts with Better Packaging Solutions

Learn why proactive packaging decisions drive supply chain sustainability, proven by decades of real-world experience and measurable results.

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From load securement and crating to packaging systems, lumber, recycling and supply chain support, Millwood helps businesses improve operational performance across the entire unit load.

Built on decades of pallet and packaging experience, Millwood supports customers with integrated solutions designed to improve efficiency, reduce waste and strengthen supply chain operations.

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