Presentation made on 9 Feb 2014 at the ACMA SEMINAR ON PACKAGING, SECURITY LABELS & BRAND PROTECTON SOLUTIONS FOR AFTERMARKET. This presentation focusses on the need for Value Engineering in Print Packaging as a way to improve look & feel and functionality.

1. A Warm WELCOME To
THE
MEMBER DELEGATES & DIGNITARIES

2. K EY MILESTONES
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Established in 1968 in Singapore as a printing company
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Added on
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Listed since 1999 on the Singapore Stock Exchange
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Expanded into Malaysia, China, Australia, India and Vietnam
over the years with 13 sites across 6 countries in the Asia
Pacific region
as customers
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3. IPS S ITE LOCATIONS
Shanghai
Kunshan
Songjiang
China
Chengdu
China
Xiamen
China
Shenzhen
China
Ho Chi Min
Vietnam
Penang
Malaysia
Singapore
Group HQ
Rudrapur
India
Chennai
India
Sydney
Australia
Continual geographical expansion to
further widen our regional footprint
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4. THE IPS VALUE CHAIN BLOCKS …
eCommerce
MS DYNAMICS - NAVISION
PROVEN SYSTEMS & PROCESSES
ASIA PACFIC FOOT PRINT
PLAN
BUILD
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EXECUTE
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5. PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
Pre-Press + CTP
Corrugation
Raw Material
Press – 5 Colors / UV Printing
Corrugation Laminator
Delivery
Automatic Folder/Gluers
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Automatic Die Cutters
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6. SCANTRANS KEY STRENGTHS
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One of the few integrated VLF setups in India –
37”x51” integrated setup from Pre-press- Printing- Post-press
Single piece packaging for better structural strength
Higher Ups for large requirements resulting in low cycle time
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Strong supply chain skills –
Planning & factoring in stage of, product lifecycle
Foresight on customer demand & smooth delivery .
Integrated packing related services
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Expertise in “International look & feel” Packaging
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50% of sales is deemed export
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7. SCANTRANS KEY STRENGTHS
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Benefits of working with Scantrans –
Printing using Soya based inks - environment friendly
Anti-Fungal/Bacterial additive in the glue – prevents
moulding/ fungal attack on the boxes.
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Very important for export shipments
Use of Anti-rust pins - compliance with Export norms
ROHS compliant
In-house quality lab - certifies all outgoing products
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8. Value Engineering in Packaging

9. VALUE ENGINEERING OBJECTIVES
Creating optimal balance between function & price
Improve functionality & reduce cost of Packaging
Design quick assembly pack reducing packing time
and thereby labour costs
Consolidate and rationalize different SKU’s
Ensure package meets industry compression
standards
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10. VALUE ENGINEERING YOUR PACKAGING
Scantrans Value Engineers YOUR Packaging ......
Maximizes value at Minimum expenses
Re-works to significantly reduce packaging expenses.
Saves costs without sacrificing value, function or
emotional appeal of brand.
Often improving process efficiencies & line speeds.
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11. VALUE ENGINEERING – OPTIMUM VALUE
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12. VALUE ENGINEERING – OPTIMIZING VALUE
How do we Optimize.....
 By working on cost/benefit analysis
 By assessing & fine-tuning key elements
Re-sizing/Re-structuring to reduce RM costs
Reducing SKU proliferation
Coatings, lamination & other finishing techniques
Environmental implications
Shipping, freight & Storage logistics
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Regular assessment at optimum time intervals to
ensure continuous improvement.
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13. T HE VALUE ENGINEERING C YCLE
Data
Collection
Analysis
Mass
Production
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14. T HE VALUE ENGINEERING C YCLE
Operative Process–
Understanding customer objectives
(market /supply chain)
Analysis > Alternate Generation > Prototype/Testing
Evaluation of different concepts and solutions
Validate design process.
Prototype evaluation by customer
Need based tests on pilot production
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15. EXISTING PACKAGING
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Comparison of Specifications Vs. Actual
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16. STRUCTURAL T EST R ESULTS
Required compression strength = 108.9 Kg
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17. A NALYSIS & R ECOMMENDATION
1
2
Customer Customer
Spec
Sample
3
4
WKLB +
FBB +
UV
Gloss Lam
5
6
7
FBB +
UV
CBGB +
Lam
CBGB +
UV
Compression
Strength
3
4
7
1
2
6
4
Bursting
Strength
1
6
7
2
4
2
4
Print Quality
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
Cost
7
6
1
5
4
3
2
Total Rank
13
18
18
9
11
13
12
Scantrans Recommends –
• Meets all structural requirements
• Print Quality meets US/European standards & need
• Important as the solid colours (Black & Blue) and higher quality board
improves colour consistency
• Avoid lamination as plastic is not preferred in the EuroZone
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18. Case Studies . . .

19. CASE STUDY #1
Client
• The Automotive Aftermarket division of Bosch
manufacturing in India for domestic / export.
• Product category – Brake Pads
Brief
• Low volume / high SKU mix
• Improve on the carton strength/structure
Value Engineering
• Modified to Pizza box style for heavy brake pads
• Revised material specs to increase carton
strength
Original
Benefits
• Pizza box style ensures that brake pads will not
accidentally drop out
• Rationalized SKU from 14 to 5
• Better grade kraft paper leading to better
strength, print quality
• Higher stack height possible due to higher
compression strength
Value-Engineered
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20. CASE STUDY #2
Client
• Federal Mogul Automotive aftermarket division
manufacturing in India for domestic market
• Product category – Pistons
Brief
• Rigid box taking up lot of storage space
• 5 Ply box still not structurally strong
Original
Value-Engineered
Value Engineering
• Converted from 5 Ply to 3 Ply
• Created a collapsible design
Benefits
• Structurally 3 ply box is stronger than earlier 5 ply
rigid box
• Reduced space for inventory storage prior to
assembly of box
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21. CASE STUDY #3
Client
• Indian subsidiary Danblock Brakes India of MAT
Holdings Inc., USA manufacturer with 100% EOU
• Product category – Brake Pads
Value-Engineered
Brief
• Launch of new premium brand with premium look
• Eliminate leaflet with back side printing on box
Value Engineering
• Converted from existing litho-laminate box to
back-to-back board pasting carton
• High end FBB board
Benefits
• Structurally stronger box with a more compact and
premium look compared to narrow flute corrugated
box
• Eliminated the leaflet with printing on back side of
the board, which would have been extremely
challenging on Kraft paper
• No significant increase in cost
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22. CASE STUDY #4
Client
• Home appliances division of Panasonic for
Domestic/Export
• Product category – Mixer Grinders
Value-Engineered
Brief
• Cost optimization
• Increase structural strength
Value Engineering
• Converted from existing 2 joint box to single joint
box using VLF infrastructure
Benefits
• Structurally stronger box with higher compression
strength due to single joint box
• Also resulted in faster turnaround times due to inprocess efficiencies
• Leading to reduction in cost
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23. CASE STUDY #5
Client
• The Automotive aftermarket division of Tenneco
manufacturing in India for domestic / export.
• Product category – Car Suspension Assembly
Brief
• Prevent damage of packaging/product in transit
• Improve efficiency while packing product at factory
Original
Value Engineering
• Converted from 5 Ply to 3 Ply with FBB Board
• Introduced auto-lock bottom
• Put in locking mechanism to hold product in place
Benefits
• Better grade top sheet leading to better print quality
and higher strength than earlier 5 ply carton
• Immobilizing the product prevented the damage to
product/packaging while in transit. Also eliminated
secondary insert being used earlier.
• Improved efficiency due to faster carton assembly
on the shop floor and elimination of sticky tape to
seal box
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Value-Engineered
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24. In Summary …

25. IN SUMMARY
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One of the few integrated VLF setups in India
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Strong supply chain skills
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Expertise in Value Engineering Print Packaging
To improve packaging functionality
To reduce packing time and labour costs
To consolidate and rationalise SKU’s
To Eliminate over-packaging
To create optimal balance between function and price
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Regional Support capability with sites across the
APAC region
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26. For your Packaging related
Value Engineering requirements
contact us . . .
Mr. Srihari Raghavan
+65 85186213 | srihari.raghavan@ipsoftcom.com
Mr. V B Ravikrishnan
+91 9884299444 | ravi@scantrans.com
Mr. Sandeep Singh Bhinder
+91 9818083394 | sandeep@stratsource.in