How to optimize your supply chain and reduce logistics volumes ?
- Karine Morel
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In a logistics environment under pressure—rising costs, lack of storage space, transport constraints, stricter customer requirements—high volume has become a major challenge for warehouses and logistics platforms.
Every cubic meter is costly: storage, handling, transport, immobilization… Optimizing volume is no longer just an operational convenience but a genuine supply chain performance strategy.
This article presents concrete ways to reduce high volume in logistics, optimize your flows, and gain efficiency. We will also show how the COMBO Solution (STABULON® + STABUSTRAP® + STABUSTOP®) helps reduce volumes, stabilize pallets, and eliminate unnecessary packaging.
1- Why High Volume Penalizes Your Supply Chain
Volume directly impacts the entire logistics chain. The larger the volume, the higher the costs. Warehouse managers observe this daily :
➡️ 1.1. Higher storage costs
- Need for larger spaces, or even additional buildings
- Reduced usable storage density
- Slower turnover if storage density is insufficient
➡️ 1.2. Higher transport costs
A truck underweight but full in volume = immediate financial loss.
One unoptimized cubic meter equals:
- More frequent trips
- Higher transport costs
- Increased carbon footprint
➡️ 1.3. Operational complexity
High volume leads to:
- More handling
- More stabilization packaging
- Longer preparation times
➡️ 1.4. Lack of flexibility
When a warehouse is full due to poorly managed volume, the entire supply chain becomes rigid:
Inability to handle peaks
Increased constraints on inbound and outbound shipments
Risk of saturation
2- How to Reduce Logistics Volume? Concrete Levers
Volume reduction is not just about the products: it also involves packaging, palletization, stabilization, and the equipment used.
The most effective actions are :
➡️ 2.1. Optimize palletization
Good palletization allows you to:
Compact layers
Reduce unnecessary height
Stabilize without over-packaging
High-performing warehouses use technical interlayers, avoiding excessive stacking of stabilization packaging.
➡️ 2.2. Reduce bulky packaging
Stretch film, pallet caps, and certain stabilization systems create:
Unnecessary volume
Extra weight
Significant storage clutter
Replacing these with thin, durable, and reusable solutions is a major lever.
➡️ 2.3. Stabilize better with less material
The key to volume reduction: less packaging, more performance.
This is exactly what CGP offers with its COMBO Solution.
3- COMBO Solution: The Answer to Reducing Logistics Volume
The combination STABULON® + STABUSTRAP® + STABUSTOP® reduces volume, eliminates unnecessary packaging, and optimizes truck fill rates. Here’s how :
➡️ 3.1. STABULON® : The anti-slip interlayer replacing bulky stabilization
A high-performance anti-slip interlayer allows:
Reduced pallet height (less packaging)
Removal of certain films or caps
Safer stacking
Higher density without risk of falling
By preventing product shifts, STABULON® allows:
Higher stacking
More compact loading
Optimized flows
Less slipping = less wasted volume.
➡️ 3.2. STABUSTRAP® : Elastic strap to avoid unnecessary stretch film
STABUSTRAP® is the best alternative to stretch film for:
Internal flows
Inter-zone movements
Pallets inside the warehouse
Its volumetric advantages:
Immediate reduction of film storage (bulky rolls)
Reusable, so no bulky waste
Eco-friendly and cost-effective
Faster to apply
One reusable strap = zero volume lost in waste, zero film consumption.
➡️ 3.3. STABUSTOP®: Anti-slip pallet feet for compact stability
STABUSTOP® allows:
Reduction of bulky shims
Removal of certain supports or risers
Compact horizontal support
Stabilization even with reduced packaging
Result:
➡️ Compact, stable, optimized pallet
➡️ Better use of truck volume
➡️ Elimination of unnecessary bulky protections
4- Concrete Gains for Your Supply Chain
Thanks to the COMBO Solution, warehouses achieve:
4.1. Up to 30% reduction in internal flows volume
- Less packaging
- More compact pallets
- Smoother internal circulation
4.2. More pallets per truck
Clients report: +1 to +4 pallets per truck thanks to better density.
4.3. Over 50% reduction in packaging stock
- Less stretch film
- Fewer shims
- Fewer supports
4.4. Reduced carbon footprint
Less volume = fewer trips = lower emissions.
4.5. Economic gains
- Optimized transport
- Fewer consumables
- Less waste
- Less handling
5- Conclusion : High Volume Is No Longer Inevitable
High volume severely penalizes warehouses, but there are simple, effective, and quick-to-deploy solutions to reduce volumes in the supply chain and improve performance.
The COMBO Solution — STABULON® + STABUSTRAP® + STABUSTOP® stands out for its ability to :
➡️ Stabilize
➡️ Compact
➡️ Reduce packaging
➡️ Optimize truck fill
A unique combination to transform your supply chain into a more agile, cost-effective, and sustainable system.
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