In standardized pallet models, all activities are strictly defined according to specific procedures. A recent field analysis developed in the European area (EC, 2012) has outlined that for an average pallet life time of 8 years, the estimated number of repair cycles is equal to once/year or 0.5 times/year (i.e. 4–8 repair/life) for wooden pallets. Maintenance cycle times depends on type of equipment (manual or automatic) used by repairers;