Cost Optimization

Packaging and Process Optimization from design through delivery

Our team of optimization specialists pair actionable intelligence with engineering and design solutions to identify opportunities for cost and quality improvements for both your packaging processes and designs.  

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Operational Strategy

Our strategic approach to savings involves conducting an analytical review of your packaging operations to evaluate current functional performance, needs and limitations. This enables a transparent view of your packaging and logistics, from which we identify actionable opportunities for improvement through:
  • Packaging and logistics spend analysis
  • Packaging optimization through reengineering and design
  • Process automation and optimization
  • Validation and Qualification 
  • Damage Remediation
  • Sustainability optimization

With this comprehensive portfolio of optimization opportunities, your team can decide which projects you’d like to execute or hand the reins over to our implementation team.

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Process and Design Optimization

Our discovery process for optimization includes evaluating your packaging processes and designs through both an operational and sustainable lens. This allows our experts to identify areas to improve productivity, quality, cost and sustainability. Example projects include:
  • Packaging redesign to improve productivity
  • Operational reorganization to improve efficiency and reduce waste
  • Automation of packaging systems to reduce headcount
  • Developing sustainable or returnable packaging
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Commercialization and Implementation 

The Value Optimization team has a track record of delivering millions of dollars in savings with the added benefit of execution continuity. Through actionable insights identified through our operational strategy development, we help our clients increase speed to market, reduce risk, mitigate costs, optimize processes and improve the quality of your packaging. We have experts in
  • Prototyping
  • Validation and testing
  • Packaging engineering optimization
  • Packaging design
  • Packaging process optimization
  • Specification management and harmonization
  • Supply chain optimization
  • Quality remediation
  • SKU rationalization/consolidation

Related Resources

Case Studies

Foundational Processes: Benchmarking

Case Studies

Harmonization of Packaging Department

Case Studies

Pallet Optimization Pilot