Improving Packaging Efficiency: Lean Lead Times and Cost Reduction Strategies
This document outlines key objectives for enhancing packaging processes, focusing on minimizing lead times and reducing unnecessary costs such as air freight. It reviews ownership of processes and provides a comparative analysis of packaging flow and timelines between Vietnam (VN) and Thailand (TH), examining both old and new packaging methods. Challenges with printing companies, including minimum order quantities and sample proof timelines, are addressed. The goal is to increase flexibility in fulfillment, enhance customer responsiveness, and minimize errors while maintaining quality.
Improving Packaging Efficiency: Lean Lead Times and Cost Reduction Strategies
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Objectives • How to make lead-time as lean as possible • Process review on ownership & lead-time • Opportunity on sourcing printing companies. • How to reduce unnecessary cost (air freight)
New Process and Procedure • Internal Process? • Customer Process? • Printer Process and flexibility?
Limit on VN Printers • MOQ on Cartons/Tray 3,000 (i/o 500) • Ability to print hot gold stamp label. • Lead-time of 1 month including delivery for making a proof. Any revision @$320/color. • Unable to download file (software) • Unable to print stickers (Siplec case)
Printing Companies Labels Printing Companies 1. Phuong Dong 2. VietThen3. Liksin4. Hoang Anh Carton Printing Companies 5. United Packaging 6. Tan A 7. Viet Trung8. Kim thanh9. Dong Nam Viet 10. New Asia 11. Van Dhan
Our Goal • Be able and flexible to accept prompt shipment. • Customer responsiveness! • Reduce costly expenses • Minimise mistakes on work
