Know exactly how much paper to buy.
BoxPlan is material planning for corrugated box factories. Record production stage by stage and read the kilograms of paper to buy, by grade and reel width, updated as you work.
Paper planning shouldn't be guesswork.
Most box factories plan paper in a monthly spreadsheet. Formulas get overwritten, and nothing in it converts board into kilograms of paper, so buying comes down to a guess.
Built around how a box factory works.
Record production as it happens
Enter what each stage produced — orders, corrugation, pasting, die cutting, finishing and board — in a simple grid. Totals update the moment you type; there is no Calculate button.
Paper requirement, in kilograms
BoxPlan converts board into the kilograms of paper to buy, by paper grade and reel width. It allows for the take-up of the fluting and for wastage, so the purchase list is ready when you are.
Book next month's orders early
Book next month's orders early and see the estimated paper they will need before the month begins. Once the new month starts, BoxPlan offers to close the old month, and every balance carries forward.
Every item's history at a glance
Open any item to see a chart and table of its activity across every stage, month by month.
Bring your spreadsheet with you
Import your existing Excel workbook to start. Export four Excel reports whenever you need them: the familiar layout, totals and paper, the ledger, and valuation.
A desktop app that keeps your data at home
BoxPlan runs on a single Windows PC in your factory. Your data stays on that machine and a backup copy is taken every time the app starts.
Made for the people who run the floor and buy the paper.
Corrugated box makers
Factories that convert board into boxes and need to know what paper to order.
Plant and purchase managers
The people who plan production and place the paper orders.
Owners who want numbers they can trust
Totals that update themselves instead of formulas that can be overwritten.