POLIPAKS is a family-owned packaging manufacturer and distributor based in the Baltics. The group has been going for more than 30 years and runs a 35,000 m² facility. Its manufacturing side is one of the larger flexible packaging producers in the Baltics, serving food, dietary supplement, pet food, and industrial customers, with 85% of production shipped to over 30 markets across Europe and the UK. All that output means a lot of loadings to plan. For a while, the planning was the hard part.
Loading plans on paper, statuses nobody trusted
Four teams at POLIPAKS touch the loading schedule every day: logistics, trade, purchasing, and the warehouse. They coordinated through a pile of Excel sheets and Outlook calendars, and the information was rarely current.
When the plan lives in three places and none of them match, people stop trusting any of it and just ask instead.
One screen everyone looks at
POLIPAKS moved its loading planning into LoadingCalendar, Cargoson's dock scheduling tool. Now there is one live view of the schedule. Every department sees the same thing, and a change shows up for everyone at once. Color-coded statuses show where each loading stands without anyone updating a separate sheet.
The shift was less about adding software and more about giving every team a single source of truth they could trust at a glance.
Less chasing, more clarity
The goal was never to stop people talking. It was to stop them spending the day confirming things that should already be visible.
For a manufacturer shipping to 30+ markets and still growing, one loading schedule that four departments can rely on is the difference between coordinating and constantly catching up.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can! LoadingCalendar allows you to upload loading plans in various formats for easy access by your warehouse staff. Supported formats include images (like JPG, PNG) and PDFs. This ensures your team has all the necessary information readily available to begin loading tasks.
Consider Cleveron's approach: they equip their forklifts with tablets that display uploaded loading plans.
Absolutely! There is an option to provide internal notes about loadings that only your team can see. Highlight critical details, like fragile items or specific stacking instructions. For easier usage, indication of added notes is also displayed on the calendar.
- Reduced carrier waiting times - Warehouse scheduling software solutions ensure carriers arrive during designated windows, minimizing wait periods at loading docks.
- Improved visibility - Warehouse scheduling calendar provides clear overview of upcoming appointments. Your warehouse will get notified immediately if something changes.
- Reduced Labor Costs - By automating processes, warehouse scheduling software systems can help reduce labor costs associated with scheduling and dispatching deliveries. Less time is spent on manual coordination and more time can be focused on other important tasks.
If you have your own warehouse and currently use whiteboard or Excel sheets for warehouse scheduling, then you would probably benefit from warehouse scheduling software. You can take a self-assessment to evaluate your needs.
Only 5 minutes! You can get your account up and running in 5 minutes. Depending on you specific needs, you may need additional time to set up more complicated business processes, like predefined loading durations or lunch breaks for docks. This all can be done by yourself! No need for long onboarding process or help from support team.
LoadingCalendar also offers a 14-day free trial. This way you can validate if dock scheduling is something that works for you before committing. Free trial does not require credit card.
