Carton is a very important factor in readymade garments
industry. Every textile engineer (merchandiser) should have clear and brief
idea about it. Although, many garments merchandisers not have correct idea
about carton consumption. Basically carton box is made by ply board. Ply board
can be 3 ply, 5 ply or 7 ply. It’s needed to deliver the finished goods to
buyer without any damages. Buyer may complain if there is any damage in the
goods during transportation because of bag quality carton box. At present,
buyer ask to do busting test of carton box to ensure the quality of carton box.
For kind information, every carton boxes should have minimum two ply boards to
insure product security.
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| Carton Consumption and Pricing |
In terms of carton consumption means “consumption of ply
board”. We know that, carton box is made by using ply board. Before started to
calculating ply board consumption or carton consumption, a garments
merchandiser should confirm the below information:
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Length of the carton box
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Width of the carton box
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Height of the carton box
By using the below formula, a garment merchandiser can
easily calculate ply board consumption or carton consumption in apparel
industry. Let’s see the below equation with example;
Carton Consumption :
Formula of CBM (Cubic Meter) : Length X Width X Height / 10,00,000
Formula of carton measurement in square : ( Length + Width + Wastage) X ( Width + Height + Wastage) X 2 / 10,000 X Carton quantity
Formula of carton consumption and costing: { (Length + Width) X (Width + Height)} X 2 + Wastage percentage
Q.1: Suppose, a carton has Length 58 cm, Width 35 cm & Height 40 cm, total carton 200 pcs. Now find out the cargo measurement for 200 cartons?
Solution: Length X Width X Height / 10,00,000 X Carton Qty
= 58 X 35 X 40 /10,00,000 X 200
= 16.24 CBM
Q.2: Suppose, a carton has 5 ply, Length 60 cm, Width 45 cm, Height 50 cm, total carton qty 150 pcs. Now find out the carton measurement in square meter?
Solution: ( Length + Width + Wastage ) X ( Width + Height + Wastage) X 2 / 10,000 X Carton qty
= (60 + 45 + 5) X ( 45 + 50 + 5) X 2 /10,000 X 150
= 110 X 100 X 2 / 10,000 X 150
= 330 square meter
(Note: If you don't want to add wastage, then avoid wastage value. For safety purpose, should be add wastage )
Q.3: Suppose, a 5 ply carton's per square (100 X 100) meter's rate is USD 0.85. Carton Length is 58 cm, Width 26 cm , Height 40 cm. Now find out the carton price?
Suppose: ( Length + Width + Wastage ) X ( Width + Height + Wastage ) X 2 / 10,000 X Price
= ( 58 + 26 + 5) X ( 26 + 40 + 5) X 2 /10,000 X $ 0.85
= 89 X 71 X 2 / 10,000 X $ 0.85
= $1.074 / per pcs
Q.4: Suppose, a 7 ply carton Length is 58 cm (0.58 meter), Width 35 cm (0.35 meter), Height 40 cm (0.40 meter), price $0.90 per square. Now find the price per carton?
Suppose: {(Length + Width) X (Width + Height) } X 2 + Wastage Percentage
= {( 0.58 + 0.35) X (0.35 + 0.40)} X 2 + 5% [ 1 cm = 1/100 meter ]
= { 0.93 X 0.75 } X 2 + 5%
= 1.4675 square meter
= 1.4675 X $0.90 [1 square meter = $0.90]
= $1.320/ carton