This document outlines PackSmart's process for helping companies improve their packaging operations, which includes defining problems, exploring their causes, continually improving processes, and implementing solutions. The process involves assessing packaging through evaluations and analysis to identify opportunities for enhancing operations in areas like efficiencies, costs, waste reduction, and ergonomics. PackSmart then develops and tests solutions before implementing them and providing ongoing support to monitor improvements and minimize issues.

1. DEFINETHE PROBLEM
EXPLORETHE CAUSE
CONTINUETO IMPROVE
DEVELOPTHE PLAN
IMPLEMENTTHE SOLUTION
• Conduct packaging
assessment through
- Evaluation
- Plant tour
- Analysis of
packaging
strengths &
weaknesses
• Determine
company’s
key metrics
• Establish
operational goals
• Identify
opportunities
• Explore ways
to enhance
operations through
- Workplace
efficiencies
- Material costs
- Waste reduction
- Labor utilization
- Ergonomics
• Develop solutions
• Establish viability
• Conduct site visits
& demos
• Begin on-site trial
DEFINETHE PROBLEM
DEVELOPTHE PLAN
• Create detailed
implementation plan
• Conduct on-site
employee training
• Implement solution
• Go-Live
IMPLEMENTTHE SOLUTION
PackSmart’s support
team works to:
• Monitor improvements
over baseline
• Provide progress
reports
• Minimize downtime
through preventive
maintenance
CONTINUETO IMPROVE
• Determine root
cause of problems
to be solved
• Set metrics to target
EXPLORETHE CAUSE
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