Reducing Freight Costs and Material Use for a Global Apparel Brand

To achieve cost savings, Trillora considers the entire supply chain. When a global apparel brand owner came to us with high supply chain and transportation costs, we evaluated their entire supply chain to identify where we could make their packaging more efficient and more cost-effective.

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The Challenge

Poor container utilization and packaging waste

Our customer produces millions of garments annually in Asia and transports them mainly to European and American markets using sea freight.

The company’s packaging design was not optimized to use container space effectively, which led to them paying to send empty space across the ocean.

Additionally, their double-walled cartons were heavy, driving up costs, but poorly constructed, leading to a lot of product waste. Because the cartons were usually damaged during freighting, their products had to be repackaged at the distribution center, incurring extra costs and hindering any sustainability efforts.

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The Solution

Optimizing packaging for reuse, automated handling, and freighting

Instead of just redesigning one part of our customer's packaging, we assessed their entire supply chain and optimized packaging for sustainability and cost savings.

Trillora's technical team developed a new 3-carton system that saved transport volume by cubing out a 40-foot container to 98 percent. The new design utilized a high-quality single-wall material that could be reused outbound to retail stores in addition to reducing packaging weight.

Furthermore, the design was optimized for automated handling at the distribution center. Not only does Trillora supply the packaging, but we also trained the OEM factory’s personnel to secure successful implementation of the new packaging system.

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Results

Our customer has enjoyed $50 million in operational savings every year. Most of this is related to savings in the supply chain, mainly from transport volumes. There were also substantial savings from packaging materials and increased packaging reuse at the distribution centers.
$50M

in savings annually 

$10M

saved from packaging reuse

$30M+

saved in freight cost

30%

reduction in material used

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