BENEFITS OF SMART KARTON
There are five key benefits the Smart Karton container and system
offers to commercial fulfillment and other industrial shippers.
There are:
- Significant cost savings
- Greater customer satisfaction
- Environmentally Friendly
- Customized system design and implementation
- No upfront financial investment
| 1) Significant Cost Savings.
There are multiple ways that Smart Karton saves book distributors,
pharmaceutical companies, electronics manufacturers, automotive
suppliers and many other industries on the overall cost of packaging
and shipping merchandise. These savings add up to ‘more
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Packaging
The patented Smart Karton box eliminates costly packing materials
and shipping damages inherent with traditional boxes.
- The one-piece container with ‘IRAP’ film inside
requires no bubble wrap, air pillows, peanuts or other protective
shipping materials. One cubic foot of Styrofoam peanuts
is typically required to accompany the average size box
sent to consumers, adding extra costs to industrial packing.
- Smart Karton can be reused/recycled an average of five
times vs. two times for the average box.
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- Smart Karton’s high quality corrugated board creates
sturdy strength to provide superior protection for items
inside. Smart Karton is water resistant, and its ‘IRAP’
film detects and deters tampering during shipment.
- Smart Karton’s record of damage claims from fulfillment
users is far better than the industry average, virtually
eliminating any worries associated with returning and replacing
merchandise damaged during shipment.
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Logistics
On-site storage and handling of Smart Karton containers creates
cost-saving efficiencies over traditional boxes.
- Less on-site storage space is required thanks to fewer
SKU inventory requirements – fewer sizes of Smart
Karton are needed.
- Smart Karton arrives in flat, composite packs requiring
minimal storage needs.
- Fewer container sizes mean more efficient handling and
stacking on pallets, fewer trips to the loading dock and
more efficient utilization of transportation space.
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Fulfillment
Manpower and labor costs are reduced by the Smart Karton system
through several innovative steps in the fulfillment process.
- No need to add protective material or ‘void fill’
into each container.
- Automated process assembles each container.
- Automated heat treatment system secures merchandise firmly
in place inside the container.
- Automated taping system creates totally sealed pack, eliminating
hand sealing of container.
Shipping
The cost of shipping with Smart Karton is less than traditional boxes.
- Fewer box sizes improve efficient utilization of truck/transportation
space, thus reducing overall shipping costs.
- Items of different sizes can be safely packed into
a condensed space together, thus reducing shipping costs
based on package dimensions.
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2) Customer Satisfaction.
Keeping customers satisfied is not only good for business,
it also keeps costs down. Smart Karton has proven to virtually eliminate
damage to merchandise during shipping while also significantly reducing
tampering.
- The IRAP film deters potential tampering with Smart Kartons,
because a broken seal indicates tampering prior to delivery.
The seal cannot be re-sealed.
- Damaged merchandise claims are virtually non-existent with
Smart Kartons.
- A recent test of 6,000 packages shipped by a major shipper
resulted in no claims for damaged merchandise
- Customers can recycle Smart Kartons more than twice as often,
and take claim for this environmental gesture to their customers.
- Merchandise arrives with a clean, attractive presentation
inside the container.
- Specially designed Smart Karton containers can be created
for specific customers’ needs, such as a container designed
to ship laptop computers. These containers are then die-cut
to fit each customers’ specific needs.
| 3) Environmentally Friendly.
Cutting down on packaging and energy costs is now a top priority
at many of the country’s largest companies. The public’s
demand for environmental sustainability has created new realities
for companies and their suppliers. Smart Karton offers today’s
eco-friendly businesses a proven and measurable way to minimize
the environmental impact of packing and shipping. |
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- There is no need for wasteful bubble wrap, air pillows, Styrofoam
peanuts and other protective packing materials to be made or
to eventually clog landfills.
- The 1200 plastic peanuts needed to fill an average size
shipping box require raw materials, energy and labor to
produce. It is estimated that over 10 billion Styrofoam
peanuts are used in the United States each day to protect
items in shipment. This is enough to fill the entire Empire
State Building with plastic that mostly will end up in landfills.
- Thanks to its sturdy construction, each Smart Karton
can be recycled 5 times, which is two times more than conventional
boxes.
- Cost savings associated with shipping Smart Karton boxes
over conventional boxes also result in reduced environmental
impact. These savings include:
- Reduced fuel consumption through less transportation
requirements
- Reduced energy costs associated with less on-site storage
space requirements
4) Customized System
Design and Implementation. No two packing and fulfillment
systems are exactly alike. The Smart Karton system is designed to
be a stand-alone packing system or to be integrated into a broad
range of existing packing, fulfillment and distribution systems.
- Engineering services are provided to design a customized
Smart Karton solution for each customer.
- Equipment installation and personnel training is provided
on-site.
- Systems are tested and adjusted as needed until the optimum
efficiency is achieved.
5) No Upfront Financial Cost.
Smart Karton wants the opportunity to prove the value of our systems
to our customers without committing them to upfront capital outlays.
- Smart Karton leases its machinery to customers
- Maintenance to machinery is provided by Smart Karton
- The risk and reward for providing reliable equipment and
service is assumed by Smart Karton.
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