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Staples and Packsize Win 2013 Supply Chain Innovation Award
New packaging technology improves customer experience, supply chain efficiencies.
SALT LAKE CITY—November 6, 2013 — On Demand Packaging® manufacturer and technology provider Packsize
International and Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS), the world’s largest office products company and second largest
Internet retailer, today announced their selection as the winning recipient of the ninth annual Supply Chain
Innovation Award competition presented by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
and SupplyChainBrain.
Packsize and Staples presented their joint case study nomination in the Supply Chain Innovations of the Year
educational track at CSCMP’s Annual Conference last month in Denver, Colo. The other five finalists from among
50 initial submissions included PepsiCo (2nd place), IBM Integrated Supply Chain, Motorola Solutions and
E2Open, LMI and Defense Logistics Agency, and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and Deloitte LLC.
“To be awarded for doing the right thing is an honor,” said Packsize CEO Hanko Kiessner, who co-presented with
Staples’ Senior Packaging Engineer Robert Dennen. “Staples’ focus on customer satisfaction validated the
company’s decision to transform its packaging delivery system to satisfy its customers’ number-one complaint of
excessive packaging. The CSCMP competition provided us a platform to share benefits of On Demand
Packaging®, the successes of this innovative sustainable initiative, and how our two companies are helping to
save the planet, one small forest at a time.”
Staples implemented a pilot for its Smart-size packaging program at its Orlando, Fla., distribution center in May
2011. As of October 2013, there are 24 facilities in a nationwide network of delivery fulfillment centers that
utilize Packsize On Demand Packaging® systems and technology; full implementation is anticipated in early 2014.
“Staples transformed its delivery system, eliminating excessive packaging for its customers, because of the
company’s commitment to supply chain excellence, sustainability, and customer satisfaction,” said Don Ralph,
senior vice president of supply chain and logistics at Staples. “Corrugated packaging is the environmentally
preferred product delivery method, and with global corrugated demand expected to grow, Staples has
implemented stringent sustainability targets. In doing so, Smart-size packaging will save 25,000 metric tons of
CO2 every year through this initiative alone.”
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According to Staples, the flexible Smart-size packaging solution measurably improves customer satisfaction and
supply chain sustainability and efficiencies. Key data points show that average corrugated usage has dropped
over 15 percent; air pillow (void fill) use has been reduced by approximately 60 percent; and cube reduction of
approximately 20 percent is shown in less-than-full case orders.
About Packsize International LLC
Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Packsize International LLC is the world’s leading provider
of lean packaging systems for businesses with complex corrugated packaging needs. Consistently recognized by
Inc. 5000, ranked by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, and listed by Forbes as one of America’s Most Promising
Companies, Packsize’s revolutionary On Demand Packaging® system lets companies produce the right-sized box
for every product when they need it. www.packsize.com/press/media-kit
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