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Package Design Saves More Than $600,000 in Supply Chain Efficiency for Major Apparel Company

 

Packaging Performance Challenge:

A major apparel company wanted to increase supply chain efficiency and reduce damaged merchandise. What they got was a packaging solution and more.
 

Innovative Packaging Solution:

The Georgia-Pacific packaging experts identified a common packaging footprint that addressed product constraints and modular sizes plus uncovered system-wide opportunities to improve pallet utilization and reduce warehousing and freight costs. Specifically, the PSO™ team was able to:

bullet Eliminate pallet overhang
bullet Strengthen pallet columns
bullet Reduce damaged merchandise
bullet Optimize warehouse space
 

PSO™ Performance Results:

Identified savings of over $620,000

bullet 100% layer utilization
bullet Significant productivity gains in:
       bulletPallet utilization
       bulletTruck loading
bullet Reduced freight and warehousing costs
 
 
Pallet Efficiency