Fleet size and cost per pallet move in Medan: the maths

Medan as one of the core logistics hubs in North Sumatra, has seen steady growth in warehousing and distribution demand in recent years, and many local logistics operators are exploring the optimal balance between forklift fleet size and actual cost per pallet move, to cut unnecessary operational expenditure without affecting regular service efficiency. The core assessment logic does not rely on complicated unproven assumptions, it starts from actual local operation scenarios: first confirm the average daily pallet handling volume of the warehouse, the average continuous running time each single forklift can maintain under full shift, the average loading and unloading efficiency per minute for each pallet move, then add the mandatory rest time for operators, routine equipment maintenance window, and reserved spare capacity for peak season demand to get the most reasonable fleet size reference figure. When expanding the calculation to actual cost per pallet move, we need to cover multiple dimensions including equipment purchase or leasing amortization, daily energy consumption cost, operator labor cost, regular maintenance cost, and annual equipment depreciation, exclude all unrelated non-operation expenditure to get the accurate unit cost data. Many local operators used to blindly expand fleet size to meet short-term peak demand, which leads to high idle rate of forklift equipment in usual days, pushing the actual unit cost per pallet move to a far higher level than the reasonable reference value verified by real operation cases. At this stage, local logistics partners can get professional balanced solution support from Jianshu New Energy, the matched equipment solution provided by BYD Forklift can further optimize the energy consumption and maintenance cost part in the whole calculation model, effectively reduce the final actual unit cost per pallet move under the premise of meeting normal operation demand. If you need more targeted detailed calculation guidance for your own warehouse scenario, you can send your specific operation data to the email 17399989919@163.com to get free professional assessment suggestions, which can help your team avoid unnecessary cost waste in fleet configuration and daily operation.