Supply Chain Evaluation

Our sales team are trained to analyse your complete supply chain reducing:

• Actual packaging material costs
• Environmental impact
• Supply base
• Administration
• Packaging inventory
• Packaging time
• Shipping volume

We are here to ensure that you are getting value for money by producing the most cost effective solution adhering to all your needs.

Just In Time (JIT) Production

Just in time is a pull/demand driven system of production. This means actual orders for the finished product provide a signal for when a packaging product should be manufactured. Actual orders also determine the volume of packaging products to be manufactured.

Customer Benefits

• Lower stock holding means a reduction in storage space, which saves rent and insurance costs
• Less working capital is tied up in stock
• There is less likelihood of stock perishing
• Avoids the build up of unsold finished product that can occur with sudden changes in demand
• Less time is spent on checking and re-working the product of others as the emphasis is on getting the work right the first time.

Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Services

By using Macfarlane Packaging’s VMI system your Supply Chain performance will be optimised, as we are the ones that are responsible for maintaining your inventory levels. We will have access to your inventory data and we will be responsible for generating purchase orders.

Customer Benefits

• Decrease in stock outs and inventory levels
• Planning and ordering costs will decrease due to the responsibility being with us
• Service level is improved due to having the right product at the right time
• We are then more focused in providing a great service