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Thorntons
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Cost Reduction
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This UK company produces a range of luxury confectionery goods for sale in its own
stores. The products include a wide variety of product forms and flavours,
including seasonal items, for all gift occasions. Due to commercial pressures
on the business, James Ross Consulting were commissioned to identify and
implement process and material cost savings. The project concentrated on two
production facilities in the UK.
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thorntons.co.uk
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Reducing Packaging Costs
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The project involved changes to packing process (output / changeovers), packing
labour, pack formats, collation methods (cube) and pallet loading. All changes were developed and tested in conjunction with the internal team.
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Business Challenge
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Managing The Process
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Packaging component and commercial data was investigated to provide background
information, in agreement with local management. Specifications of existing
materials were systematically reviewed for change. Procedures for developing
and testing alternative pack formats and materials were proposed and agreed. A team, consisting of commercial, marketing and technical representatives, was
set up to agree and approve the changes. The packaging suppliers were presented
with the opportunity to support the process.
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How JRC Helped
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Performance Linked
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The project was structured to run in support of a strategic development initiative
(re-positioning and re-defining core products). This cost savings element
provided funding for the overall project. Our total fee was recovered against
the savings accrued in this initiative.
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Value Delivered
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Lower Packaging Spend
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The project delivered significant cost reduction in cartons and thermoformings,
introducing a new, simplified pack construction for boxed chocolates. Savings
were also achieved in labels, films, and corrugated. An indirect benefit of the
project was to reduce the volume of finished goods stock held in 3rd party cold storage. This was achieved through pallet load density improvement
and re-specification of corrugated shippers.
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Contact Us
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