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Sample Savings from Damage Research

Damage research often uncovers savings opportunities that can be achieved by making small changes to the supply chain. The elimination of product damage can lead to tens of thousands of dollars of savings per year.

Example of Project Specific Savings

The chart below shows project specific savings that damage research clients have achieve as a direct result of supply chain analysis.

Item GENCO Identified Opportunity Implemented Solution Unsaleables Savings
to Date
Item 1 Plastic sleeve was tearing Reconfigure product $90,000
Item 2 Perforation tears and shipping deficiencies Change the perforation and develop shipping SOP for co-packer $40,000
Item 3 Severe crushing Redesign cases and pallet configuration $320,000
Item 4 Case construction Case restructuring $25,000
Item 5 OSHA violation avoidance Developed new SOP $70,000
Customer 1 Collaboration Study Warehousing, quality of product being shipped Outbound shipment consistency, collaborate with 3PLs $100,000