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Tuesday, January 6, 2004 The Rohleder Group Featured Partner Page   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 10  
TOPICS
Management's Corner
Sales & Marketing
People & Processes
Manufacturing Enhancement
Featured Partner Profile
CONTENTS
Featured Partner Profile: the Rohleder Group
Case Study| Furniture Manufacturer cuts costs by over $10 million while improving quality
Corrugated Focused Factories - ‘Boxes in Small Batches’
Problems Solved | Why does my company need Rohleder Group’s consulting services?
ROI Analysis | Pre-analysis Questionnaire
Competitive Benchmarking | Are we getting the best price?
Supply Chain Assessment - "Leaning" the Supply Chain
Case Study: Chemical Dispensing Equipment Manufacturer
White Paper: How to structure an eRFP proposal process
Corrugated Box Prices on the Rise - What to do about it!
Global Supply Chain Management - A Corrugated Packaging Case Study
Selling Against Cheap Imports from China
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Featured Partner Profile: the Rohleder Group
Packaging Design + Supply Chain Management Consulting
by the Rohleder Group


 


Packaging Design + Supply Chain Management Consulting


“We saved $10 million on our packaging spend and $5 million on loss & damage the first year.” 

— RG Fortune 1000 Client

What We Do  

  • We are the corrugated cost reduction specialists.
  • Strategy - We provide proven packaging cost reduction strategies. We show you how to leverage your packaging spend without building inventories.
  • Design – There are infinite design possibilities for your packaging—we help you develop a design platform that will protect your products while reducing complexity and lowering costs.  
  • Training – We teach purchasing professionals how the corrugated industry works from the inside.  
  • Sourcing - Our techniques help to develop lasting partnerships with Best-in-Class packaging supply partners. Our approach is Win-Win.

 

How We Do It

  1. Analyze Total Cost
  2. Define Key Performance Indicators and integrate reporting
  3. Reduce Complexity through Design
  4. Apply lean strategies eliminating non-value added in the corrugated supply chain
  5. Train your team so they own the results


Results 
 

  • Typical Cost Reduction  25 to 50 percent
  • Typical Inventory Reduction 50 to 90 percent
  • Develop Best-in-Class supply partnerships
  • Eliminate loss & damage
  • Create sameness and Leverage across factories
  • Aligned strategies – Leaner Supply Chain

“Applying the fundamentals of ‘lean’ to the corrugated supply chain produces audacious results.  From design through sourcing strategy—we have redefined the corrugated value stream to produce world-class results.” Ken Rohleder 

For additional information contact Rainmakers at 847/251-3327


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