To read the entire report, go to: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/packaging/CaseStudies/HomeDepot.htm
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If we’ve been doing things the same way we were 5 years ago, chances are there’s a better way.”
Home Depot now enjoys multiple economic and environmental benefits while its vendors benefit from the long-term economic savings that result from using slipsheets to unitize their loads and from the reduced freight costs of pallet-free shipping.
One year after implementing its pallet-free program, Home Depot estimated that its supply chain, including participating vendors, saved more than $2 million from its use. In addition, Home Depot’s pallet expense is down $660,000 and it has eliminated more than 1.8 million pallets from entering its stores. In total, some 15 million board-feet of lumber were saved from entering the waste stream. Additionally there are reduced air emissions from greater transport efficiency as slip sheets take up less space in trucks than bulky wood pallets.
The savings on reduced pallet purchases paid for the new equipment needed to handle slipsheeted products in less than three months.
Information from the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
To read the entire report, go to: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/packaging/CaseStudies/HomeDepot.htm
