Package and Process Redesign Saves $1.8 Million for Consumer Packaged Goods Beverage Manufacturer

A large consumer packaged goods manufacturer of juice beverages wanted to cut costs and improve the bottom line. What they got was a packaging solution and more.

The Georgia-Pacific PSO™ team found a solution that uncovered system-wide opportunities to improve the packaging, shipping and receiving processes with the following improvements:

	Redesign the beverage pouch master shipper to snap lock/bottom lock top, which eliminates taping
	Add banding pads to incoming unit load of trays, which eliminates strapping
	Redesign trays to make them smaller
	Use lighter weight corrugated material
	Reduce web width on shrink film up to 3 ½”
	Add corner post applicator to reduce damage