Cost Savings with Reusable Packaging
Reusable packaging reduces supply chain costs in a variety of ways:
Standardized designs optimize stacking efficiency, for higher transport and storage space utilization - both empty and filled with product.
Labor efficiencies
Designed to optimize both manual and mechanical handling (i.e. forklifts), reusable packaging reduces the time needed to perform supply chain activities.
Product protection
Sturdy reusable packaging reduces product damage during transit and handling, and ventilation helps keep perishable items fresher.
Safety
Reusable packaging eliminates hazards such as box cutting, staples, exposed nails, or packaging debris that can lead to injuries.
Lower packaging costs
The extended life of reusable packaging (measured in years) results in lower cost per use than single-use packaging.
Reduced packaging waste
Reusables generate less waste than single-use packaging, resulting in lower disposal fees and labor.
Cost Savings News and Resources
COVID-19 Black Swan Event is Accelerating Digital Transformation and Urgency for Tech-Enabled Reusables
Smart reusable packaging solutions are immediately available to illuminate and optimize resilient supply chains and to facilitate daunting challenges of COVID-19 business swings and vaccine distribution. COVID-19 has been referred…
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Optimizing Your Returnable Packaging with the Lens of Total Cost in Mind (SlideShare)
https://www.slideshare.net/hfemal/optimizing-your-returnables-packaging-program-with-the-lens-of-total-cost-in-mind
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How to Increase ROI with Returnables (SlideShare)
https://www.slideshare.net/hfemal/how-to-increase-roi-with-returnables
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Svenska ReturSystem Case Study: Sweden Standardizes on Reusable Packaging for Grocery Industry
Almost every perishable product for every grocery chain in Sweden is delivered in one of six standardized reusable crates on a reusable plastic pallet. The supply chain includes the majority…
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CASE STUDY: iGPS and Lamonica’s Pizza Dough — Making the World’s Best Pizza Even Better
From its facilities in California, New York, and Italy, Lamonica’s Pizza Dough distributes more than 100 million pounds of dough every year. The company previously used wood-block pallets, but faced…
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Four Reasons Reusable Packaging Is the Best Prescription for Pharma
Reusable transport packaging is ideally suited to addressing pharmaceutical and healthcare industry challenges including IoT, solid waste reduction, ecommerce, and supply chain optimization, and these industries have been deploying reusable…
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Tri-K Case Study: Reusables Deliver Cost Savings and Improved Sanitation for Personal Care Industry
By supplying product in reusable containers to a customer in the personal care industry, TRI-K Industries demonstrated its leadership and increased its business with the customer. Download the case study…
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John Deere Case Study: Tracking Reusables in a Global Assembly Manufacturing Supply Chain
Deere is one of the top 30 manufacturing companies in tonnage of global imports/exports. Because logistics is so critical to the enterprise and because global ambitions included expanding manufacturing to…
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RPC Cost Optimization Model from Tosca, Ltd. (Calculator)
This comprehensive analysis pinpoints the areas where Tosca RPCs can improve efficiencies in your supply chain. Access the information on Tosca's website, here.
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Mission Critical: Reusable Packaging is Optimizing the New Wave of Supply Chain Automation
The synergy between automation and reusables is well established. For example, in manufacturing plants, reusable packaging systems have long played a critical role in presenting precise part placement to facilitate…
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