Holistic Package Optimization workshop

The path to significant cost savings

For cost savings, the low-hanging fruit has been picked. Future savings will come from evaluating the entire value chain—from raw materials to disposal. Then find synergies along the chain that yield savings. You can gain savings beyond those from traditional tactics of light weighting, material substitutions or supplier consolidation.

This one-day PTIS Solutions Workshop™ helps you do that

  • Learn how elements along the Integrated Value Chain are related.
  • Learn to turn interactions among Value Chain players into savings.
  • Spot the opportunities that meet your specific needs.

The Holistic Package Optimization (HPO) workshop is more than a seminar. Participants interact to develop tactics tailored to your needs. The PTIS Critical Information Download™ process multiplies insights though team analysis. These team members could benefit:

  • Packaging and product development staff
  • Structural and graphic design professionals (including design agency staff)
  • If you’re a packager, key suppliers who can help even more if they fully understand your needs.
  • Marketing so they contribute to the process
  • Top management to help them contribute to the process

In one day, your team develops an understanding of:

  • The Packaging Value Chain. See how the value chain impacts the packaging development process
  • Consumer insights and how they shape package design
  • Channel impacts. Know the retailers needs and how it shapes your packaging response
  • Technical tools. Finite element analysis and other techniques that help you cost-reduce from the start
  • Cost-saving and optimization tools
  • How insights, design and solutions help you shape realistic opportunity

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Detailed agenda

We can tailor the agenda to your needs. Here’s the core agenda that Fortune 500 companies have followed to sharpen their teams’ focus:

Kick-off sets the group’s workshop goals. It uses a PTIS Ice Breaker with the Critical Insight Download (CID) Process. Example - Q: What are the top 3 Packaging needs or issues that your company faces over the next year and next three years?  8:30-9:15 am

Packaging Value Chain Review with CID. Attendees get new definitions and an understanding of the “value chain.” They identify important trends across the value chain. They see new packaging models in this section. Q: Identify two places in the value chain that can deliver synergies as you look for ways to cut costs. 9:15-10:00 am

Break 10:00-10:15 am

Consumer and Channel Trends and CID. Development of trends and insights that will be tied back to systems savings, opportunities and hurdles. Q: What are the top opportunities and obstacles for your organization? 10:15-11:00 am

Science and Technology Trends and CID. Utilizes S&T insights, tools and applications to identify new and big cost savings opportunities. Q: What are the top tools identified that can help you optimize your packaging through science and technology? 11:00 -11:45 am

Lunch 11:45 am -12:30 pm

PTIS Tools for HPO and CID. PTIS will share a variety of cost saving/system optimization tools and processes. Q: What are the top 2-3 tools that you can use for HPO in your organization? 12:30 -1:15 pm

Break 1:15-1:30 pm

HPO Program Development and CID. This module brings together the earlier sessions and works to identify top opportunities to explore going forward. Q: Develop top 3 - 5 strategic and tactical HPO opportunities, including resources, actions, timing and hurdles. 1:30 – 3:15 pm

Develop a Press Release and “Elevator Speech.” Both actions are best practices to communicate the workshop’s accomplishments to others in the company and to set your company’s strategy. 3:15 - 3:45 pm

PTIS/Group review and summary

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About the presentation

The Workshop builds on PTIS proprietary research. You get unique insights and tactics. They are supplemented with secondary research, and all materials are current to 2010.
  • PTIS recommends either one full-day, or one-and-a-half days.
  • Your company provides the facility along with any refreshments and lunch.
  • PTIS provides the presentation with as many as 500 slides. The content can be modified to fit your time and group needs. PTIS can also customize to incorporate specific brand attributes and strategy components.
  • Presentation includes two PTIS instructors to present materials and facilitate Critical Insight Downloads.
  • Presentation includes a report on the workshop that incorporates the team notes on each CID along with key discussion points.
  • Each participant gets an electronic copy of the presentation slides and a licensed use of the slides. PTIS retains copyright to the materials it presents at the workshop.

Cost

  • One-day workshop with reasonable modifications to existing materials. Not more than 15 attendees: $9,500. Call to learn about further modifications, larger groups or other ways to customize to meet you needs.
  • Additional elements such as New Product Works facility and learnings can be added and priced separately.
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About the presenters

PTIS has a decade of business and packaging consulting experience. Its Principals and selected Associates trained in presenting and facilitating similar workshops lead the sessions. These PTIS Principals present the workshop, and PTIS brings in other Associates and subject matter experts who add value to meet your specific needs.

brian_wagner_100pxBrian Wagner, Principal, Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions

Brian Wagner is a business and technical leader known for innovative solutions. He is a principal of Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions, and he builds on more than 20 years of business experience. His career includes positions with Kellogg, Sara Lee, Multiform Desiccants, Carton-Craft Corp., Burger King, and General Foods. He entered the Michigan State University School of Packaging Hall of Fame in 2008. He was also recognized as a Western Michigan Business Review 2008 Thought Leader.

Brian's career spans packaging, business development, sales, marketing, and operations. His hallmark is developing and communicating practical solutions to complex problems. This process is driven by knowledge of consumer and retailer needs, and Brian has led cutting edge consumer insight programs and worked to drive new methods to quantify packaging’s value in the marketplace.

 

m_richmond_100pxMike Richmond, Ph.D., Principal, Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions

Mike Richmond is a strategic business and technical leader with 25 years of experience. He co-founded PTIS in 2000, building on experience with Kellogg, Kraft, and Michigan State University. At Kellogg, Mike developed and started up departments including Technology Discovery and Global Packaging Innovation. Mike was instrumental in developing and implementing strategic plans and programs nationally and globally for both Kraft and Kellogg. He led the research and development component of strategic sourcing at both companies, resulting in millions of dollars in savings.

In addition to strong vendor knowledge, Mike has brought new consumer and trade focus to the development of superior solutions to packaging problems globally. He also  is an expert in benchmarking and best practices. Mike has completed executive business programs at both Harvard and Thunderbird and is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Alliance Foods.

 

p_mckiernan_100pxPhil McKiernan, Principal, Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions

Phil McKiernan brings over 20 years of new product development, productivity enhancement, and process-oriented business leadership to PTIS. Phil joined PTIS as a principal in 2008, with prior work as a PTIS Senior Associate. His resume includes leadership positions at organizations at Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Sweetheart Cup Company.

As a leader in the creation of new products and packaging, Phil guided cross functional teams in the development of multi-year product and intellectual property plans, leveraging consumer insights, technology trends and qualitative and quantitative research. Phil delivered a number of speed-to-market, cost savings and quality enhancements throughout his career. Phil is also a leader in sustainability and sustainable packaging. He is an expert in the Wal-Mart Sustainable Packaging Scorecard and modeling software and is qualified to teach the Sustainable Packaging Coalition Essentials of Sustainable Packaging workshop.

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