Softbox Systems was asked by a leading vaccine manufacturer to develop a business
case justification to identify cost saving benefits they could achieve through implementing
the Silverpod (XPS) LD7 Half PAG Air Cargo shipping system to replace their current
Passive Pallet Shipper.

Data used for comparative analysis

• Shipping temperature range +2°C to 8ºC
• Maximum shipping duration 96 hours
• Shipping lanes Europe to global destinations
• Product cartons bulk loaded into shipping system
• Current system was custom Passive Pallet Shipper
• Four Pallet Shippers loaded onto LD7 PAG Air Pallet
• 56 product cartons packed into each Pallet Shipper
• 224 product cartons shipped per LD7 PAG Air Pallet
• Cost of existing Pallet Shipper €460
• 1,200 Pallet Shippers used per annum
• 67,200 product cartons shipped per annum

Annual packaging and air freight cost comparison

• Unit cost of packaging system: Pallet Shipper = €460. Silverpod = €1,065
• # Product Cartons Packed/System: Pallet Shipper = 56. Silverpod = 224
• Packaging System Cost/Product Carton: Pallet Shipper = €8.21. Silverpod = €5.07
• # Packaging Systems/Air Pallet: Pallet Shipper = 4. Silverpod = 2
• Packaging cost to ship 67,200 Product Cartons: Pallet Shipper = €551,712. Silverpod = €340,704
• # Product Cartons Shipped/Air Pallet: Pallet Shipper = 224. Silverpod = 448
• # Air Pallets Shipped/Annum: Pallet Shipper = 300. Silverpod = 160
• Annual Air Freight Cost: Pallet Shipper = €1,382,760. Silverpod = €737,472
• Annual Packaging and Shipping Cost: Pallet Shipper = €1,934,472. Silverpod = €1,078,176

Estimated annual packaging and air freight cost savings = €856,296