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Every product that reaches a shelf, customer, or distribution centre has already travelled through a complex network of packaging formats, logistics decisions, and production constraints. Each of these points can either add value – or add waste.
At James Ross Consulting, our Supply Chain Analytics service uncovers the hidden inefficiencies that limit performance, using real data to build a clearer picture of how your packaging and processes interact from end to end.
Our team combines operational experience with advanced analytics to turn supply chain data into practical actions – improving utilisation, reducing waste, and delivering measurable cost and carbon savings.
Modern supply chains generate vast amounts of data — but few organisations use it effectively. We help clients harness that data to understand how packaging, production, and logistics choices impact performance, cost, and sustainability.
Our analytics framework includes:
Comparing throughput, cube efficiency, and pallet utilisation across markets.
Identifying where efficiency gains can also deliver environmental improvement.
These insights feed directly into our proprietary platform, PackDevPro, which models SKU interaction, logistics constraints, and pallet efficiency.
Every supply chain has inefficiencies that become locked into costings – often through packaging or transport assumptions made early in product development.
Our analytics identify and quantify those issues before they cascade through production and distribution.
In one global project, we used PackDevPro to analyse thousands of SKUs across multiple manufacturing sites. Within weeks, we uncovered packaging and pallet inefficiencies that reduced truck movements by 16% and delivered over $150 million in savings across the network.
By linking pack design directly to logistics performance, we enable clients to move from reactive to proactive decision-making — optimizing not just single points, but the entire value chain.
Retail and e-commerce are reshaping the flow of goods. Mixed cases, display-ready formats, and shorter promotional cycles mean that re-packing – once a niche process – is now central to how many products reach market.
JRC’s analytics support this new reality. Our Re-Pack and Co-Pack process assessments examine where and how materials, labour, and handling can be streamlined.
For example, our work with European and North American CPG clients showed that up to 40% of all SKUs now require re-packing. We helped those businesses:
Supply chain visibility is no longer optional – it’s the foundation of resilience.
Our analytics provide the insight needed to anticipate disruption, plan contingencies, and make informed trade-offs between cost, speed, and sustainability.
Typical outcomes include:
Behind every successful optimization project is a partner who understands both the data and the realities of day-to-day operations. At JRC, our experience across packaging, logistics, and analytics gives us the unique ability to connect strategy with practical delivery – ensuring every recommendation can be implemented and measured in the real world.
We combine analytics with decades of on-site experience in packaging and logistics.
Teams across Europe, the Americas, and Asia deliver region-specific benchmarking.
Our advice is guided solely by what drives measurable value for the client.
From €100 MM+ savings to double-digit CO₂ reductions, our results speak for themselves.
Supply Chain Analytics is where insight meets action.
By translating complex data into clear, validated decisions, JRC helps businesses move from uncertainty to optimization – strengthening performance, cutting waste, and building resilience for the future.
Talk to our team about how supply chain analytics can unlock efficiency across your packaging and logistics operations.
Our experience spans multiple sectors – from consumer goods and retail to food, healthcare, and pharma – giving us a unique understanding of how packaging decisions affect every part of the supply chain. Whether optimizing portfolios for global brands or improving sustainability for regional producers, we bring data-led insight and hands-on expertise to deliver measurable results across every industry we serve.
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