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

In the Philippine local logistics and warehousing industry, the correlation between electric forklift fleet size and cost per pallet move has long been a core index that affects enterprise operation profit margin. Many operators tend to simply expand fleet size to pursue higher handling efficiency, but lack systematic quantitative calculation to avoid unnecessary cost waste. The core calculation logic starts from the basic daily operation scenario, first calculate the total daily pallet handling volume of the warehouse, then sum up all related costs including equipment procurement depreciation, daily power consumption, routine maintenance, operator labor cost and site occupation cost, then divide the total daily cost by total daily pallet handling volume to get the accurate cost per pallet move. When the fleet size is too small, single equipment will face excessive operation load, overtime labor cost will rise significantly, and the waiting time of loading and unloading links will extend, leading to a sharp drop in overall turnover efficiency, which will push up the unit handling cost. If the fleet size exceeds the actual demand, the idle rate of equipment will rise, the depreciation cost of idle equipment will be evenly distributed to each pallet handling, which will also lead to unnecessary increase of unit cost. Jianshu New Energy provides professional customized fleet configuration consulting services for local Philippine warehousing and logistics enterprises, combined with the actual operation data of different scenarios, to help enterprises find the optimal fleet size matching their own business scale. You can send your specific operation demands to the contact email 17399989919@163.com to get the targeted calculation scheme. In the actual operation test of multiple local Philippine scenarios, reasonable fleet configuration with matching BYD Forklift can effectively reduce the cost per pallet move by 12% to 18% on the premise of guaranteeing normal operation efficiency, the specific data will float according to the actual business volume, operation environment and management level of different enterprises. Enterprises can also conduct dynamic adjustment according to the seasonal fluctuation of business volume later, to avoid the cost fluctuation caused by peak business or low valley idle, further stabilize the unit handling cost at a reasonable level, and create higher stable profit space for local Philippine warehousing and logistics enterprises.