Western Industries is more than just a fancy box manufacturer. When we get to tackle the really meaningful challenges, we can save our clients enormous sums by streamlining their supply chain.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s an effective way to add efficiency to an operation, but sometimes it\u2019s a little tricky to explain. To give you a bit more insight into the benefits we can add, we thought it would be nice to walk you through the various steps in a supply chain and show you how a skillfully redesigned package or transport container can add up to real-world savings.<\/p>\n
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To do this, let\u2019s imagine one of our clients (that\u2019s you!) asked us to redesign the packaging for their widgets. The package now offers better strength with a smaller profile, so how does that save money?<\/p>\n
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The first obvious savings are at production. The smaller package has lower material costs, so we\u2019re already off to a good start.<\/p>\n
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Now we\u2019re seeing the savings start to accumulate. Smaller packaging means that you can fit more on a truck or shipping container when the widgets are moving away from the production site.<\/p>\n
The redesign is beginning to lower freight costs and the savings continue each time the widgets travel into the world.<\/p>\n
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Anytime a middleman gets involved in handling or re-selling your widgets, they take a cut. Once you\u2019ve reduced the associated shipping costs, you\u2019ve reduced the overall product price. That means you get to enjoy lower brokerage fees as well.<\/p>\n
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Now that we can fit more of these streamlined widgets in a box, we can fit more of them on a pallet. This means that when they hit the warehouse, you need less square footage to store them.<\/p>\n
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You now have the option to downsize your storage space to save money or store more units to increase your ability to meet large orders quickly. These are challenging decisions, but a good kind of challenge!<\/p>\n
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Your sleek and lean widget packaging is finally ready to hit the store shelves.<\/p>\n
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Last year you had to fight with retailers to get shelf space for your bulky widget packaging, but now you can get the same number of units on the shelves with less space, making everybody happier.<\/p>\n
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This means fewer boxes in the stockroom and less handling by employees, which should result in less breakage or loss. All this adds up to savings for the customer and more widgets flying off the shelves.<\/p>\n
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As we mentioned before, in between each of the steps there\u2019s probably a truck, plane, or boat, which means that you get to realize freight savings each time a widget goes for a ride.<\/p>\n
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Even if you\u2019re not producing a product that goes from factory to store shelves, you can reap the benefits of thoughtful packaging. A proper container finds that sweet spot between transport weight, ease of storage, handling, and protection.<\/p>\n
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When you can maximize all the variables effectively, you\u2019ll reduce storage costs, transports costs, and loss due to breakage or repair. Who wouldn\u2019t love that?<\/p>\n
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When you let Western Industries redesign your packaging, you will experience first-hand all the benefits that come from a customized solution created by some of the best designers around. You\u2019ll have protection for your pieces while you add efficiency to your process and offer superior service to your customers.<\/p>\n
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