Right-Sized Packaging Starts with Smarter Mobile Dimensioning

The shipping and fulfillment landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. Rising parcel costs, supply chain pressures, and customer expectations for sustainable practices mean businesses can no longer treat packaging as an afterthought. Oversized boxes don’t just waste materials — they increase freight costs, slow down operations, and create a poor customer experience. 

That’s why more organizations are adopting right-sized packaging strategies powered by mobile dimensioning technology. Accurate, on-the-spot product data helps reduce packaging waste, improve shipping efficiency, and optimize warehouse slotting. 

Mobile Dimensioning for Smarter Slotting and Packaging 

As highlighted in Modern Materials Handling’s September issue, MobileDemand is helping companies streamline packaging and inventory workflows with mobile dimensioning solutions. Traditional fixed cubing systems require employees to bring items to a dedicated station — slowing operations and adding cost. By contrast, MobileDemand’s xDIM and xPIM apps bring the technology directly to the product, anywhere in the warehouse or fulfillment center. 

With only a rugged tablet or mobile device, employees can capture: 

• Product dimensions (length, width, height)
• Weight data
• Photos for documentation
• Barcodes and SKUs 

All in under 90 seconds. The data then flows into a WMS or product information system, where software instantly determines the best-fitting box size and most efficient slotting location. 

Efficiency, Accuracy, and Flexibility 

By capturing master item data at the point of activity, MobileDemand’s solutions: 

• Improve slotting optimization, ensuring products are stored in the right location.
• Enable right-sized packaging, reducing transportation and material costs.
• Increase picking and order fulfillment speed by consolidating all product data under one SKU.
• Eliminate the cost and complexity of fixed cubing systems. 

Scale Across the Warehouse 

Whether you’re a small operation needing quick deployment or a large enterprise rolling out across multiple facilities, xDIM and xPIM scale with your business. Mobile dimensioning provides the flexibility to capture accurate data wherever products move — from receiving to picking to packing. 

Smarter Packaging, Lower Costs, Better Experience 

Right-sized packaging checks all the boxes: lower costs, less waste, faster fulfillment, and improved customer satisfaction. With MobileDemand’s mobile dimensioning and slotting optimization solutions, achieving all four has never been easier. 

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