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Left unmanaged your returnable packaging costs will balloon without any rational explanation. The management of returnable packaging involves measuring and then improving three important cost drivers: cost per use, returnable packaging asset utilization, and average days in cycle.
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The specific advantages that reusable packaging offers include:

• Long term and continuous operating cost advantage
• reduced packaging material costs
• reduced handling and packaging related labor costs
• reduced packaging design for new products
• environmental concerns, including recycling, reduced material usage and reduced waste disposal
• logistics concerns including pooling, outsourcing, standard load sizes and reduced transportation costs
• Meeting customer requirements relative to reusable containers.

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Container Sourcing

We offer services focused on procuring specific containers based on your needs and specific packaging specifications.
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End of Life Programs

• Find new uses for old containers

Landaal Packaging can prevent material returns to the original manufacturer; stabilizing and optimizing returns that cannot be avoided; and ensuring brand integrity with certified destruction.
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Container Flow Management

• Ensure right container, right location at the right time

 

By driving waste and cost out of your distribution system, product prices can be kept low and competitive advantage can be increased. Landaal Packaging container flow solutions can help:

• Increase visibility into the supply chain to provide timely and accurate knowledge of container location and status.
• Reduce order-to-delivery cycle times and facilitate just-in-time supply chain operations with consistent parts delivery.
• Enable third-party logistics providers and suppliers to plan better with visibility into container distribution needs.
• Reduce the long-term investment that often results from purchasing more containers than needed due to efficient circulation.
• Decrease shortage issues and track responsible parties for missing or damaged containers so fees can be charged accurately.

Asset tracking features can improve utilization and availability of manufacturing equipment by tracking movable tools and other assets according to their physical location.