5 reasons to automate your packaging registration
Reusable packaging is on the rise. Plastic crates, folding crates, pallets, boxes, carts, dollies and trolleys have a positive impact on the environment but bring along a high administrative burden. The PackControl packaging software will reduce your workload. It replaces all the separate spreadsheets that currently make up your packaging administration. Here's why that’s so important.
The European PPWR legislation is expected to be passed this year and this means by 2030 all packaging must be reusable or recyclable. As a result, we will be using more and more reusable packaging. Unfortunately, this also involves a lot of red tape.
Many companies still use spreadsheets to carry out their packaging administration, often inter-linked for cross-calculations. The data that goes into these spreadsheets needs to be entered manually. Not only does this take a lot of time, it also easily leads to mistakes in the calculation of e.g. packaging balances and deposit amounts. Luckily, there’s a solution for this.
PackControl takes care of the most labour-intensive tasks for you. Packaging transactions can be easily imported for automatic processing. The software will register and compare figures, and determine possible anomalies. All you need to do is evaluate the flagged entries and make corrections or take action. It really can be that easy.
Reusable packaging never seems to be straightforward and usually involves a range of special agreements between your company and your counterparties. You may have arranged how balances are settled and with whom, or exactly who is responsible for transportation: you, your counterparty or the forwarder.
Instead of looking up such agreements per transaction, or depending on a single person who remembers what was agreed, you can record them in the PackControl packaging software. Once set, rules and agreements are automatically applied without needing to look them up.
An automated packaging registration brings great benefits. You can save time and money while keeping up to date.
Overall, automating your packaging registration provides you with significant benefits. Below we list the 5 most important reasons why you should start today.
Accurate registration of balances with your customers, suppliers, carriers or pool operators, gives you a proper insight into your stocks. To verify stock quantities, you can use the Inventory Count function and do a quick count. Counted figures are automatically compared with the expected stock. In case of differences, you can intervene quickly and accurately. This can greatly reduce the number of missing packaging items.
When it comes to deposit settlement, a lot goes wrong. Invoices are often signed off at a guess because no one can verify the exact amounts. As a result, you may be paying way too much. Easily import journal lines from your financial administration into PackControl. These will be automatically matched with your packaging transactions. Discrepancies are highlighted so you can respond to them immediately. You'll never pay too much again and will have increased control over your packaging costs.
PackControl automates your packaging registration so that it’s always up-to-date. You will know exactly what is coming in and going out and where exactly each packaging item is located. If a counterparty still has many items in stock you can make sure they are returned at the right time. You'll never have too many (or too few!) items in stock again. This not only saves costs but a lot of stress as well.
Imagine not having to manually compare counterparties’ overviews with your own and just looking at the automatically discovered deviations. Your registration is done much faster and in the time you save you can carry out other important activities, like chasing deviations and efficiently planning packaging stocks.
By automating your packaging registration, you will easily identify deviations and will be able to pinpoint exactly where they arose. You can efficiently plan return shipments and will be able to determine the exact costs to be settled. As a result, you will have a firm grip on all aspects of your reusable packaging and can make adjustments to minimize costs and increase your efficiency.
With the user-friendly PackControl packaging software, you can do all the above and much more. Would you like to get started quickly? You can. Start with the simple tasks and customize and expand as you get accustomed to the process and possibilities.
Would you like to find out if PackControl is the right solution for you? Discover the benefits on our Capabilities page.
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