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
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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Subaru Case Study: Reaching New Cost and Environmental Goals with Reusables
Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) had an 89% usage rate of reusable packaging for North American supplier direct delivered parts. However, SIA set a challenge to increase that number to…
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All the Right Moves – Aug 2020 Progressive Grocer Article
https://issuu.com/ensembleiq/docs/pg_0820/65
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CHEP’s Packaging Performance Solutions Deliver $1 Million in Savings, ROI Up to 400% for Consumer Packaged Goods Companies
Chicago, Illinois – November 7, 2016 – During a presentation at PACK EXPO, CHEP’s Ben Eugrin, Director of Supply Chain Solutions, and Mohammad Ansari, Senior Manager of Product Development, outlined…
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Tesla Motors & Veritable Vegetable Reusable Packaging Case Study (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwgAQ29jLWM
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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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CASE STUDY: Liviri Vino6 Reusable Wine Shipper Improves Temperature Control and Reduces Environmental Impact for Bulgheroni Wines
Traditionally, direct to consumer wine shipments are packed in single-use corrugated cardboard shippers with molded paper pulp trays or expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation and single-use gel cooling packs. Despite the…
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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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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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