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The way the product is orientated in the consumer unit, the way it is packed and the nature of the product itself all impact on pack utilisation.
Click on the icons below to read ideas on improving pack fill in your organisation... |
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Top Tips
A quick reference to maximising pack fill. |
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Complexity Matrix
What is the impact of the constraint and how easy is it to overcome? |
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What’s constraining you?
Examples of the ways in which pack utilisation may be constrained |
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What are the solutions?
Examples of possible solutions to improving pack fill and which constraints this would address. |
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Case Studies
Demonstrating how other companies have already improved their pack fill. |
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Top Tips
Want to improve the utilisation of your consumer packs? Here’s our top tips:
- Engage marketing and packaging specialists with the principles of pack fill. Demonstrate what can be achieved with forethought.
- Be involved at concept stage to understand trade offs; sometimes maximising the “aesthetics” or shelf appearance of packaging does not deliver the best chance of pack fill!
- Discuss production tolerances with Marketing colleagues. It is possible that the capability of packaging equipment does not deliver the maximum pack fill.
- Ensure everyone understands the trade off between automation savings and transportation/ packaging costs.
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Complexity Matrix
There are many things which impact on and constrain load utilisation. As part of developing this online resource, the ECR UK Filling the Cube Subgroup has identified some of the most common constraints together with some possible solutions and an assessment of the likely pros and cons of each. This will allow you to assess which constraints apply to you and the most feasible solution for your organisation.
The complexity matrix below has been designed to give a visual illustration of the impact of each constraint and how easy they might be to overcome. You can download a full list below.
Any constraints in the red area are perceived to be the most difficult to overcome but are likely to offer the greatest business benefit, whilst those in the green area may be easier to overcome but have a lesser benefit.
You should consider whether the impact and difficulty rating would be different in your own business in order to establish a list of priorities in your decision making process.
Click on each constraint to find out more, and see possible solutions
What’s constraining you?
To download a PDF containing all the constraints shown above, and the pros and cons of each solution, click on the link below. he list has been compiled based on the understanding and experiences of members of the group in tackling issues with utilisation within their respective organisations.
View the constraints summary here [PDF]
What are the solutions?
There are many solutions to address the factors constraining load utilisation. As part of developing this online resource the ECR UK Filling the Cube Subgroup has identified some of the most common.
This list has been compiled based on the understanding and experiences of members of the group in tackling issues with utilisation within their respective organisations.
In this section we will examine each of the possible solutions, identify which of the utilisation constraints each addressed and provide an assessment of the likely pros and cons of each. This will allow you to better understand each solution and the likely benefit it might bring.
View the solutions summary here [PDF]
Case Studies
The following case studies, compiled and produced by the organisations involved, give an insight into the ways in which other companies have improved their pack fill.
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Optimising Load Fill: A Best Practice Guide - Next steps:
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