Containerization/ Container Engineering constitutes the management, planning, design, fabrication and implementation of packaging methods for use in delivering materials to point-of-use locations.
Container Engineering is a constant in the manufacturing industry. Management of this process spans months of design, prototype build, test and delivery of containers to transport materials in time for production. It is an immense responsibility to facilitate this function while providing task scheduling for the container build process, resource management and leveling, documentation, testing, signoffs and reporting.
Further complications occur due to the lack of collaborative systems between Product Engineering, Purchasing and Logistics. Product Engineering determines the size, weight and critical surface of the part. Purchasing determines the source location for the part, many times without an understanding of its true cost of delivery to the final operation. Logistics is affected by the Purchasing and Product Engineering's decision, because each decision impacts the amount of logistics equipment and travel required. Without the required communication and data transfer, the process will break down and the containerization program results will be less than optimal.
The Virtual Engineer's Container Engineering segment facilitates the design of a efficient container program that will ensure delivery of the part or product to the end user in a state of quality that is equal to the level it had when it left the source. Our advanced process and electronic tools reduce the amount of non-value added time required to manipulate container elements and greatly assist in the container development and management process. We concentrate on inter-departmental collaboration and the sharing of critical datasets between all users.
The result is a holistic approach, while exceeding our objectives, we are empowering our engineers to make data-driven discussions/decisions to solve for a "Total System Cost" for your container program.
Benefits of the Container Engineering function include:
Optimize Container Density
Logistics and Product Variables are
always considered
Returnable versus Expendable Cost
Analysis
Global Supply Chain Communication
Ergonomic Consideration
Data Library for all Container Costs and
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