Existing packaging optimization
Achieve maximum cost-effectiveness
According to the Joint Industry Unsaleables Report, improper packaging is responsible for a 2% loss in companies’ net sales. This loss originates in incorrect assessment of packaging needs, frequently resulting in under or over-packaging.
Following a certified scientific methodology based on simulations and adapted to your environment, our laboratory experts determine the optimization point of your packaging process and implement the best solution.
Measurable Benefits
Advantages of addressing an under-packaging issue:
- Fewer losses related to damaged merchandise or late delivery
- Lower return shipping costs
- Increased productivity and profitability
- Guaranteed coverage of your merchandise by major carriers
- Protected brand image
Advantages of addressing an over-packaging issue:
- Considerable cost reductions
- Increased productivity and profitability
- Less waste of resources (packaging components, labour, energy, etc.)
- Reduced carbon footprint (less waste generated)
ISTA-certified, stringent process
CARTIER’s laboratory uses specialized equipment to recreate your shipping (air, land or sea), storage and handling conditions to detect and help you address any packaging weaknesses.
Built according to International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)-certified test protocols, our laboratory faithfully recreates your merchandise packaging and shipping processes by simulating the actual conditions of your environment.
Using advanced simulation equipment, our laboratory can test the following parameters:
- Vibration
- Impact
- Shock
- Elasticity
This means that our recommendations are validated by a process that makes it easier to obtain coverage from major carriers, among many other benefits.
Join the more than 40 companies in industries across the spectrum that have already optimized their packaging processes!
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Laboratory
Categories: Laboratory
Optimize your packaging even more by taking advantage of our two new laboratory services!
How do you obtain maximum performance from your packaging? By optimizing pallet wrap efficiency and conducting packaging testing. The CARTIER testing laboratory is pleased to offer two new services to help you cut costs and minimize losses while also verifying the efficiency of your packaging processes.
Laboratory
Categories: E-commerce, Laboratory
Amazon to Require Certified Packaging as of August 1, 2019
Do you ship products via Amazon, or are you considering doing so in the near future? As of August 1, 2019, the e-commerce giant will require that all packaging be certified to specific standards… And be ready to get out your wallet if you fail to comply with requirements!
Laboratory
Categories: Écoresponsabilité, Laboratory
Cooperation and optimization of Altrum’s packaging
At CARTIER, our mission is to optimize packaging for companies across the province to help them reduce their costs and environmental footprint. We love working with them and learning about their realities in order to improve their packaging operations. Most recently, we worked with Altrum, a company that specializes in workplace recognition programs and commemorative products – trophies, medals, etc. Take a look at the positive impacts of their optimal packaging recipe, both on the planet and on their wallet! A proof that it is indeed possible to reduce our ecological footprint while reducing our costs, unlike what one might think!