Packaging Planning

The systematic planning of suitable load carriers and container concepts is meanwhile a key success factor for logistics processes such as transport, storage, internal material flow, handling, and the presentation of parts and products. It has a direct impact on the efficiency, costs, and quality of the entire supply chain.

Optimally designed and planned load carriers and container concepts not only protect products from damage but also help to reduce transport and storage costs – particularly through increased packing density.

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Packaging and container planning plays a crucial role in optimising your logistics processes. At ebp-consulting, we have many years of experience in developing customised solutions that are perfectly tailored to the needs of your products and your company. By implementing efficient packaging planning that is precisely adapted to your products, logistics and transport capacities can be utilised optimally.

A critical factor in the planning of load carriers and container concepts is the demand-oriented availability of these containers: they must be available at the right time, in the right place, and in sufficient quantities. Otherwise, delivery delays and supply bottlenecks may occur. This is especially true for special load carriers used in closed-loop systems, as these – unlike standard containers such as Euro pallets, mesh boxes, or Euro-Norm small load carriers – are not readily available in large quantities from empty container pools and cannot be sourced at short notice.

The requirements of all relevant departments – such as logistics, quality assurance, production/assembly, and product management – must be specified at an early stage, systematically documented, and integrated into the development of container concepts. These include, among other things, the loading of the stillages with parts, transport stability, handling by forklifts and pallet trucks, ergonomic removal of parts from the carriers, and secure storage. In addition, the continuously increasing level of automation in production, logistics, and throughout the entire supply chain places additional and increasingly complex demands on the load carriers.

The load carriers must be designed in such a way that they meet all requirements simultaneously and ensure a continuous material flow without unnecessary repacking or rehandling.

With extensive expertise in packaging and container planning, we guide you through the entire process – from the initial analysis to implementation. Our approach includes the following key steps:

• Preparation of specifications for load carriers and packaging concepts (disposable and reusable/returnable containers)
• Development of rough-cut concepts for load carriers and containers for parts/products (disposable and reusable/returnable containers)
• Creation of business cases for reusable/disposable container concepts
• Simulation of container concepts using suitable simulation tools at an early stage to optimise packing density
• Development of detailed concepts for load carriers and containers for parts/products (disposable and reusable/returnable containers)
• Development of internal packaging concepts within load carriers (inlays, protective materials, etc.)
• Use of tools such as the PackAssistant as part of planning and packing density optimisation
• Support for prototype construction, realisation, and evaluation of tests with load carrier prototypes
• Determination of the optimal number of reusable/returnable containers in a cycle
• Development of packaging guidelines and regulations for parts/products
• Tendering for container volumes and support in selecting suitable container suppliers
• Coordination of ordering and delivery of load carrier prototypes and series quantities
• Management and coordination of processes up to Start of Production/Operations (sample check, packaging tests, procurement of series packaging)
• Project management in container planning projects

We support manufacturing companies and retail businesses in developing optimal container and load carrier concepts – acting as an interface between internal departments and external designers or manufacturers.

Our consultants’ expertise is based on a combination of technical know-how, in-depth understanding of logistics processes, strong project management skills, and extensive experience from numerous international projects – creating tangible added value for your logistics planning.