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Whenever applicable for distribution and storage it is advantageous to handle goods mechanically rather than manually and to group a number of items into a single larger unit for mechanical handling. Broadly speaking, these Unit Load Concepts have been applied for centuries—ever since man started unitizing items onto a base and using a windlass to lift them. Awareness of the value of aids of this type in modern distribution systems started with the development of pallets and fork-lift trucks in World War II.
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Paine, F.A. (1991). Pallets and unit loads. In: Paine, F.A. (eds) The Packaging User’s Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1483-7_22
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