Reducing spend in secondary packaging with anIntegrated Merchandising Supply Chain

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Company Overview

Company Fast Facts

• Privately held company founded in 1968 – HQ Chicago

• 500+ Full-time and 1,500 Temporary employees

• 6 Design Centers and 6 Sales/Marketing Offices

• Retail Innovation Center – Cincinnati, OH

• Facilities• 1 Corrugate Manufacturing Plant• 2 Warehouse/Fulfillment Centers• 7 In-DC Fulfillment Operations

Locations

Clients

Mix of Business

Integrated Merchandising Supply Chain (IMSC)

Strategy / Planning

Design

Design - Pencils

Design – Color Rendering

Design – Color Rendering

FULL SERVICE PROVIDER MATERIALS a. Material Supply

FULLFILMENT a. Geographic Locations

Manufacturing

Fulfillment

Logistics

Reducing spend in secondary packaging by taking activity inside your distribution center

Eliminate Client Personnel (Co-Packer sets up Shipping Orders)

Eliminate Transportation Costs

Eliminate ADDED Material Handling Costs

Fewer Touch Points

92% Increased Delivery Time to DC – 4 Hours VS. 48 Hours

Faster Response to “HOT” orders

Capability to respond to rapidly changing production schedule

Secondary Packaging “IN DC” cont.

Immediate response to open stock delivery

40% Reduced Storage Capacity

Increased yard space availability

Expanded equipment availability

Ability to recall Finished Goods in a more timely mannerProduction schedule maximized due to WIP being “JIT”No Competition for Production Line CapacityReduce diesel and gas engine emissions which contribute to Global Warming

Secondary Packaging “IN DC” v.”EX DC”

Consumer Product Company Trends

Several Fortune 500 CPG companies currently utilize or will be utilizing in the near future, a Co-Pack facility located directly within their DC. Some of the companies currently In- DC are P&G, Alberto Culver. Kraft, General Mills, Johnson & Johnson, Reckitt Benckieser, Unilever to name a few.

Strive’s Sustainability Platform

Responsibly act to build a regenerative business cycle which is driven by consumer demand, customer demand, and cost

ECONOMICincreased revenuereduced costs

SOCIALdiversityagricultural impactcommunity servicefair wagesafetyhuman rightsNGO engagementemployee engagementphilanthropy

ENVIRONMENTALpackagingwaterenergysolid wastetransportationagricultural impactmaterialsmaterial utilization

GOVERNANCEreportingmeasurementmission / value statementtop downexecutive compensation

Basis Weight Reduction

Some Fruits of Our Labor

Design Innovation

Measuring Solid Waste, Energy, Water

Launched a Nationally Grown Potato Farmer Program

Strive Logistics is a SMARTWAY Transport Partner

Workforce Demographics Represent Communities

Modularize Corrugated Components

… creating differentiation and measurable results

All “white paper” is SFI certified

Embarking on the Sustainability Adventure