Case Study (1)
These are some typical projects undertaken recently by members of the Packaging Professional Network.
We do not provide company names in the following examples for reasons of confidentiality.
Company : Producers and packers of metal products.
Brief: To propose an alternative packaging method for the product range. Whilst considering the issues of higher sales volumes, current levels of packaging defects and customer complaints.
Method: We collated data at base and identified possible area's where damage and waste was occurring. Material and Machinery suppliers were identified that could offer alternative packaging formats.
This was followed by a factory visited where the Packing lines were observed and discussion with manufacturing specialists took place.
Result:
As a result of the work programme, several local issues were identified. These included previously unknown problems with the product weights and variations in Packaging material quality. Savings of over £100K were identified and discussions took place with suppliers to ensure the quality issues were addressed. An outline plan for doubling the output capacity of the plant (needed for future sales forecasts) and contact details for suppliers of alternative machinery were provided. This
information was necessary to enable in-house specialist to carry out further reviews and to enable a final cap-ex to be proposed.
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