2025 Packaging Cost Optimization
Starting the new year with the intention of examining and developing new processes to optimize the reduction of packaging costs is certainly a valuable project for the company.
Today, with constant financial instability across industries, companies are facing difficult economic challenges; They must consider increased industry competition, be particularly attentive to ever-changing markets, constantly monitor rising overhead costs, observe changing consumer behavior, and contemplate legislative changes in addition to normal business management issues.
In this scenario, the final cost of packaging is often poorly thought out, but it plays a very important role which, in some cases, can become a priority.
For example, inefficient packaging procedures lead to additional costs if the necessary protection of the product has not been ensured when the packaging is delivered.
A good rule of thumb is to thoroughly evaluate end-of-line packaging operations to identify the key areas on which to intervene and achieve good cost savings.
It starts with warehouse management, transport procedures are analyzed, administrative impacts on transport and/or return damage are assessed and production activities are evaluated considering the relative value on the return on image that the customer attributes to the product received.
In the current market situation, based on a competitive environment, managing the increase in increasing operating costs becomes essential to maintain healthy operations.
By changing or upgrading end-of-line packaging techniques and improving packaging methods with the introduction of new procedures or automated systems, you can save money and make your final packaging operations more efficient.
The optimization of the historical procedures used in the company certainly helps to lower operating costs, improve sustainability and positively deal with the increase in material and transport costs.
Taking care of packaging means improving the design of the package, reducing the use of materials used, increasing the efficiency of the materials/equipment used in end-of-line operations to produce packaging that has a minimal impact on the environment.
Structuring the above correctly mathematically leads to a reduction in the operating times of the packaging stations, automatically speeding up packaging procedures with a consequent improvement in the storage, planting and shipping operations of the product.
Efficient packaging is essential because it impacts the entire end-of-line handling and shipping procedures.
Specifically:
- Type of materials and their reduction for correct use
By using the right types of materials, with the right packaging dimensions for the products to be packaged, the amount of materials needed is significantly reduced and the related costs of procurement and storage of stocks in the warehouse are lowered.
By reducing the use of materials, the amount of taxation to be paid for disposal also immediately decreases based on the sector tables calibrated on the type of material that makes up the packaging.
EVi®, in this context, offers extremely interesting solutions with the supply of high-performance and environmentally friendly materials: from paper-based products, to plant-derived or mineral-derived creations up to materials made 100% with recycled content.
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- End-of-line optimization
Proper end-of-line design, including the option of partially and/or fully automated solutions, helps end-of-line operators work smarter and faster, eliminating the need for temporary staff during peak periods and allowing surplus labor to be shifted to more productive tasks.
Implementing end-of-line using solutions that involve automation in packaging processes greatly improves the efficiency of packaging operations and generates attractive cost savings in the long term. Automating tasks that are typically manual simplifies packaging processes, reduces errors and increases productivity.
With “optimized” packaging, the volumetric performance of the packaging is improved, allowing the possibility of using less space, maximizing the value of the payload and consequently reducing costs.
In this area, EVi® provides customized solutions that involve the use of manual, semi-automatic and automatic tools in total passive and active safety for operators.
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- Reduction of damage to the product and/or during transport
Proper packaging should ensure high levels of product protection, particularly for fragile and/or temperature-sensitive items.
To meet the control needs of the shipping chain, EVi® offers Safe Shipping Solutions Program through the introduction and use of simple solutions that can indicate, record and/or monitor some fundamental parameters for the arrival of the intact packaging at its destination.
By using simple single-use temperature gauges, you can instantly know when the temperature of a shipment has exceeded an unacceptable level and for how long. This solution also provides the ability to verify more details, providing a complete record of temperature data during shipping.
By raising the level of temperature control, with a solution that provides a real-time alarm, it is possible to know “just in time” when the temperature of a shipment is unacceptable and could cause product deterioration. The trip history along with the location of the alarm are displayed on Cloud.
Indicators with highly visible devices are provided to control possible impacts, which are activated when an impact of the packaging exceeds a predetermined level. Individually applied to a shipping box/container, the device visually alerts all operators involved in the packaging handling process that additional attention is required.
- Order management of end-of-line materials
Often not adequately considered, the management of orders for materials used for packaging at the end of the line instead becomes an area of interesting and unexpected considerations.
The analysis of material procurement processes reserves pleasant surprises if correctly regulated on the real supply needs and using reliable suppliers who make planning the priority element for cost management and control.
The wholesale order rule to get the best price is not always the most convenient solution if there is a surplus of material in stock in the warehouse, which in addition to having to be managed in administrative inventory takes up space in the company and becomes a cost that “blocks” the Company’s liquidity.
For this reason, EVi®, using its own or through direct collaborations with manufacturers, offers customized solutions that provide for the scheduled supply of the ordered material (with a guarantee of a minimum of stock in its warehouses for any production peaks).
Finally, the optimization of packaging is becoming of fundamental importance for the impact it generates on the corporate balance sheet related to sustainability that companies are required to comply with on the basis of the Legislation for the control and protection of the environment.
The reduction of the use of materials and an adequate design of packaging that safeguards the space reduces delivery runs and related carbon emissions, a better recyclability of packaging that has a positive impact on environmental disposal; These are two administrative virtuosities recognized in the year-end budgets.
EVi® is available to share and create customized solutions and products necessary to optimize the continuous needs of a constantly evolving market that is always looking for new proposals that are extremely respectful of the environment.
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