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� Cost reduction at three levels :◦ Purchase of packaging (money)

◦ Need for transport (money and time)◦ Need for transport (money and time)

◦ Use of packaging (time)

� Environmental impacts reduction with regard to :◦ Reduced material and transport amounts

◦ Impact assessment through appropriate LCA methodology

2Packaging optimization services

� Consideration of the whole system all along the supply chain :◦ Focus on secondary packaging (group packaging) and tertiary packaging

(transport packaging) because of usual negligence(transport packaging) because of usual negligence

◦ Use of primary packaging (sales packaging) as potential contributor to the need for resistance

� Return on investment of about 1 year, with or without a new equipment

3Packaging optimization services

1. Diagnosis and choice of references to be reviewed

2. Gathering of logistics and marketing contraints

3. Review of palletization plans and calculation of the need for resitanceresitance

4. Choice of a concept and dimensioning of secondarypackaging

5. Attribution of a material combination for secondarypackaging to meet the need for resistance

6. Setting of the new specifications

7. Evaluation of the reduction of costs and impacts

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