As businesses face price rises across the supply chain in today’s challenging economic landscape, it’s essential to find areas where costs can be controlled. Rising costs impact every aspect of operations, and companies must seek innovative solutions to mitigate these costs. Packaging is one such area where cost-saving measures can be relatively straightforward to implement and can yield substantial savings. By investing in Right-Size packaging, and optimising your packaging solutions businesses can minimise costs without compromising on protection or branding.
How can you save on your bottom line?
Many businesses tend to default to using standard-sized boxes. When businesses use boxes that are too large for the products they contain, they end up using more packaging materials than necessary. This not only incurs additional material costs but also leads to increased shipping expenses. Smaller boxes that fit products snugly reduce material usage, which translates to direct cost savings.
Efficient packaging minimises shipping costs. Freight carriers often charge based on both weight and volume, known as dimensional weight pricing. By using appropriately sized boxes, and optimising your packaging, businesses can decrease the overall volume of shipments, even if the weight remains the same. This results in reduced shipping fees, especially for lightweight but bulky products.
Right-Size packaging solutions reduce the risk of products being damaged during transit. When items have excess space in a large box, they are more likely to shift and get damaged during handling and transportation. Using boxes that fit products properly ensures that items remain secure and well-protected, leading to fewer product losses and returns. This, in turn, helps businesses save on replacement costs and enhances customer satisfaction.
How Ribble can help?
Whether you are a manufacturer of one product or a retailer of many, using Right Size packaging allows you to create a more sustainable packaging process.
Ribble’s Right Size solutions combine industry leading Fanfold material and state of the art technology to create the perfect size box for all your products. It is flexible and cost-effective, saving you around 30-40% on your packaging costs.
We will conduct a thorough analysis of product dimensions and weight to determine the most appropriate size, producing boxes designed to fit a range of products, reducing the need for multiple box sizes and streamlining your packaging process.
Implementing an efficient packaging process that uses Ribble’s Right-Size solutions for products brings multiple cost-saving advantages. It reduces material wastage, lowers shipping expenses, decreases product damage and returns, maximises shipping capacity, and helps businesses adapt to price increases in the supply chain. By focusing on optimising your packaging solutions, your company can not only weather cost fluctuations but also improve overall sustainability and operational efficiency.
