Today´s business environment of tight competitiveness forces companies to cut cost whenever possible in order to maintain or increase profits. Most companies focus their cost-cutting effort on the production process. Therefore the potential of cost savings from an efficient supply chain is underestimated. Although, regarding worldwide service dispersion and increasing environmental concerns, improvement of logistics would be a valuable starting point for cost and pollution relief.
In this paper, the cost cutting and value enhancing potential of an efficient supply chain is discussed in detail, with a special focus on the integral element Packaging Logistics (PL).
The analysis is structured alongside given research questions, which will be sequentially addressed.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Analysis
- The process of PL within the whole logistics chain
- Relevant aspects of the IKEA Packaging Concept
- Ways to improve PL before launching a product and related benefits
- Possibilities to make top management aware of the importance of logistics
- Industry sectors besides retail in which PL is of special strategic relevance
- Further ways to increase the performance of logistics in a firm with respect to the top management's influence
- Conclusion
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper explores the potential of an efficient supply chain to reduce costs and enhance value, with a particular focus on Packaging Logistics (PL). It examines the role of PL within the entire logistics chain, analyzes the IKEA Packaging Concept, and investigates ways to improve PL before product launch. The paper also discusses the significance of logistics in various industries beyond retail.
- The importance of efficient supply chains in cost reduction and value creation
- The role and impact of Packaging Logistics (PL) within the logistics chain
- Best practices for improving PL before product launch
- The strategic relevance of PL in various industries
- The importance of top management support in driving logistics efficiency
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Introduction: This chapter introduces the concept of efficient supply chains and their potential for cost savings. It highlights the importance of Packaging Logistics (PL) as an integral element in achieving logistics efficiency.
- Analysis: The process of PL within the whole logistics chain: This chapter defines PL as a recurring process encompassing planning, implementation, and control of the packaging system throughout the supply chain. It emphasizes the importance of providing adequate primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging for each transportation occasion and the need to minimize waste disposal.
- Analysis: Relevant aspects of the IKEA Packaging Concept: This chapter explores the IKEA Packaging Concept as an internal idea generating support function that covers the entire supply chain management process. It highlights the concept's focus on cost reduction through efficient packaging design and product adaptations.
- Analysis: Ways to improve PL before launching a product and related benefits: This chapter investigates how to improve PL before product launch to save time and ensure efficiency. It discusses the importance of early collaboration with suppliers and the application of Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) to enhance planning and prognosis precision.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This paper focuses on the key concepts of Packaging Logistics (PL), efficient supply chains, cost reduction, value enhancement, IKEA Packaging Concept, Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR), and the importance of logistics in various industries.
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- Anonym (Autor), 2015, The Improvement of Packaging Logistics. Cost Cutting and Value Enhancing, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/300100
