Achieving business efficiencies through packaging optimisation

Choosing the correct packaging for your business operations is key to ensuring efficient working practices, protecting product at all touch points through the supply chain and promoting your brand to customers and consumers.

Sometimes, customers are unsure how to achieve these targets; however our expertise in all things corrugated allows us to work with customers to maximise those efficiencies and achieve business goals.

For us, there are three more prevalent ways in which businesses look to achieve greater efficiency through packaging. That said, we understand there are others, often specific to industry sectors, but reassuringly, our expertise and knowledge knows no bounds when working with business to achieve these goals and outcomes.

Packaging and production efficiencies

Corrugated packaging plays a crucial role in enhancing production efficiencies. Its lightweight yet durable nature ensures products are well-protected during transport, reducing the likelihood of damage and returns. Additionally, the versatility of corrugated packaging allows for easy customisation. This can streamline the assembly, process, decrease the time taken to pack product and reduce handling time across the entire production process.

Packaging and despatch efficiencies

Corrugated packaging also significantly enhances despatch efficiencies. Its lightweight structure minimises shipping costs, while its strength ensures that products remain secure during transit. This reduces the risk of delays caused by damaged goods, thereby improving overall customer satisfaction. Furthermore, the ability to stack corrugated boxes efficiently maximises storage space in warehouses and vehicles, leading to more economical use of resources.

Packaging and cost efficiencies
Corrugated packaging is also highly cost-efficient. Its production involves the use of readily available and recyclable materials, which helps in keeping manufacturing costs low. Moreover, its lightweight nature reduces transportation expenses, as more items can be shipped without incurring additional weight charges. Businesses can benefit from bulk purchasing options and standard FEFCO designs, which further cut down on costs required for tooling and printing stereos.

Packaging optimised
In summary, corrugated packaging offers multiple advantages that make it ideal for business optimisation. By taking a strategic decision to integrate corrugated solutions into packaging range and requirements, businesses are making a clear statement about their commitment to choosing sustainable materials, intimating of their desire to be sustainable and help their customers to be more sustainable too.

Because of its flexibility, and the experience of design and sales professionals, the positive outcomes of choosing corrugated are many and varied. This is why businesses should explore how corrugated could help them move away from using hard-to-recycle packaging materials, or indeed, simply use corrugated in a more efficient way to achieve optimisation goals of production, despatch and cost.