Costs

What is the Total Cost of Packaging?

Packaging costs are the costs associated with packaging as it moves through the packaging user’s production process:

Incoming materials cost – price per pack

Incoming logistics cost – cost per truck unloaded

Raw material storage cost – cost per pallet

Manufacturing cost – cost per unit to assemble, fill and seal packaging

Outgoing logistics cost – cost per pallet of FG storage & transportation

Waste disposal cost – cost of disposing of incoming packaging waste

Regulatory cost – cost of complying with EU legislation (e.g. Repak tariff per tonne placed on Irish market)

The aim of the Packaging Audit is to minimise the total cost of packaging for the customer

By looking at each cost area & how package design, supply method and material influence the cost

By focusing on the areas in which improvements can be made & assessing the impact of proposed changes through the entire process

By making recommendations for change based on this analysis.

Packaging Audit

As as result of our unique combination of skills and expertise, Smurfit Kappa Packaging Solutions can offer large and small customers a free consultancy service called the Packaging Audit. Packaging accrues costs as it moves through the supply chain, from incoming raw materials to finished goods transportation and storage, through to final packaging disposal. The sum of all these costs is the Total Cost of Packaging. We can provide a team of experts to help minimise this total cost, adding value for our customers and their customers in turn.

Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Smurfit Kappa has developed advanced IT tools to support the Packaging Audit process – each is intended to optimise of the use of packaging materials, keeping in mind the performance required throughout the supply chain.

Packaging Audit

We aim to work with our customers in meeting common objectives on sustainability and strive to deliver a fit-for-purpose solution that fulfils all requirements in the supply chain, whilst ensuring an optimal use of raw materials and minimum environmental impact. The Packaging Audit is the ideal way to start this process.

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