Why your packaging supplier should be part of your logistics strategy

When packaging and the supply chain work together, the best results emerge.
In many companies, packaging is still seen as an isolated purchasing task. You order, pack, and ship.
But in a modern, globalized, and pressured supply chain, that approach is outdated.
Read why here!

Future-forward companies see packaging as an integrated part of their logistics strategy—and work closely with their packaging supplier to achieve better efficiency, lower costs, and a stronger sustainability profile.

 

🤝 Packaging as collaboration—not just a product

When you involve your packaging partner early in the process, together you can:

  • Optimize packing flow and space utilization

  • Improve stacking and transport efficiency

  • Minimize waste, damage, and claims

  • Ensure ESG documentation and regulatory compliance

  • Adapt packaging to changing markets and customer requirements

Instead of asking, “What does a box cost?”, the question becomes:

“What does it cost if the packaging doesn’t fit into the rest of the supply chain?”

 

🏗️ A concrete example: Collaboration drove results

One of our customers in the manufacturing industry experienced repeated delays and damages in their export flow. They were using three different packaging formats, struggled to utilize pallets efficiently, and lacked documentation for ESG reporting.

By involving FARUSA as an active collaboration partner:

  • They developed a single, unified packaging solution that fit their entire product portfolio

  • They created a better packing process and reduced storage space requirements

  • They increased transport stability and minimized damages

Result:

  • 18% lower total packaging and transport costs

  • 60% faster packing

  • Zero claims in 5 months

  • Improved collaboration between purchasing, production, and logistics

 

📦 Packaging is logistics – and strategy

In a time of:

  • Rising freight costs

  • Unpredictable supply chains

  • ESG requirements and documentation obligations

…it becomes crucial to think about packaging strategically – and collaboratively.

 

🛠️ What does this mean in practice?

A strong partnership with a packaging provider like FARUSA means that we:

✔ Participate in your logistics meetings

✔ Understand your goals and constraints

✔ Customize solutions, not just materials

✔ Think long-term – not just the next order

✔ Help develop your packaging strategy in line with your business growth

 

📞 Ready to collaborate – not just buy?

If your packaging supplier only delivers products but doesn’t contribute to the bigger picture, you’re missing out on valuable optimization.

Contact FARUSA via the QR code and let us show you how closer collaboration on packaging can strengthen your entire supply chain.

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