Removal of side gusset from all bags except 1 business; Bottom gusset instead of side gusset if needed
Lever
Design optimization
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Key Strategies
- Removal of side gusset from all bags except 1 business; Bottom gusset instead of side gusset if needed
- Changing the orientation of the bag: from taller bags to wider bags
- Changing the location of the cut handle and reinforcing the top fold
Process
- Alignment with various business units on moving from side gusset to bottom gusset
- Distributed weight; Ease of insertion; RM reduction by ~10-20%
- Most failures at top handle, a top-fold reinforced design, increase in usable area
Saving%
~20%
Intelligent Costing / Should Cost Model
- Should cost calculator linked to input material index
- Monthly review of the costing
~20%
Material Reengineering
- Switch mix of bags from LDPE to HDPE
- Introduce newer range of Poly Ethylene molecules
- Higher tensile strength of HDPE allows lower thickness for a given carry capacity by ~ 20%
- ~44% of revenue comes during SALE = 25 Mio of bags
- 20% savings = ~ 5 Mio savings
TBD