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Global car component
manufacturer Full service
Packaging management
Global automotive component
manufacturer
Full service packaging
management
Problem
- Packaging expenditure of € 11 million with 900 packaging items from 60 suppliers
- No control over the use of packaging material
- Problems with stock levels
- High obsolescence rate
- Outdated or incomplete packaging specifications
- No standardized database for packaging
Solution
- Feasibility study and process analyses in a nominated pilot plant at the customer’s premises with initial indications of improvements and potential cost savings
- Implementation of procurement, engineering and inventory management
- Implementation of TCO-oriented project management (process improvements), optimization of packaging designs, implementation of the DELTA full-service model in all customer plants
Result
- Sourcing and supply management via DELTA (a single point of contact for the customer)
- Total cost savings to date approx. € 1.3 million through TCO projects and market tests
Leading car component
manufacturer Full service
Packaging management
Leading car component
manufacturer Full service packaging
management
Problem
- Multi-part packaging for 4 car models with ready-to-install bumpers
- Transportation to the automotive plant by truck, air freight in an overseas-compatible packaging container
- Replacement of temporary series steel packaging racks
- Reduction in overall costs
Solution
- Analysis of the existing solution
- Development of a new packaging design with a focus on optimum packing density for all transport routes (road, sea, air)
- Optimum surface protection of the lacquer finished parts
- Successful transport test by truck, ship and plane with a first batch of packaging > SOP
Result
- Multi-material packaging solution that meets 100% of the requirements
- 92% corrugated cardboard, 8% plastic – all materials can be disposed correctly by type
- Easy removal of parts from the packaging on the car production line
- Optimum packaging units for all transport routes
- No costs for return of empties
- Total cost saving 900 K€
World market leader in
industrial supply sector
Packaging development
and scale-up support
Global market leader in the industrial supply
sector Packaging
development and scale-up support
Problem
- A large industrial supplier required a sustainable mono-material packaging solution
for e-bike control systems - A temporary solution made of corrugated cardboard, foam and plastic was to be replaced
Solution
- Detailed analysis of the existing solution
- Development of a new fiber casting solution based on customer specifications (dimensions, stability, sustainability)
- Pilot production and sampling through in-house capacities
- Successful delivery test
- Support with the ramp-up of series production
Result
- Sustainable mono-material solution
- Reduction in purchasing costs from € 1.12 to € 0.68 (-40%; € 70 k p.a.)
- Reduction of packaging license costs by 80%
- Avoiding the ‘plastic packaging tax’
- Reduction ofCO2 emissions by 80%
- Increase stability by a factor of 10
