Cardboard boxes are unpacked in goods receiving. Packaging material is purchased for shipping. There may be only 30 metres of warehouse space between the two. From a business perspective, however, they are often treated as two completely separate processes. On one side, a company pays to purchase, collect and eventually dispose of cardboard packaging. On the other, the same company buys material to cushion and protect its own outgoing shipments. This is exactly where the Cart

A cardboard box costs €0.80. The protective packaging costs €0.22. Add a few cents for tape. So, we know the cost of the packaging. Right? Not quite. The purchase price of the packaging material is only the most visible part of the equation. Packaging needs to be ordered, delivered, stored, brought to the packing station, processed and, in some cases, disposed of later. Employees spend time handling it. And if the packaging fails to do its most important job, it can lead to d

When people talk about packaging, the conversation quickly turns to materials. Which box? Which cushioning material? Paper or plastic? Which machine? And, of course: how much does it cost? These are important questions. But they often don’t go far enough. A packaging solution is part of an operational process. That means it affects much more than material consumption. It can also influence labour time, storage space, purchasing, waste handling and, ultimately, the cost of eve