The Sappi business analysis that can make a difference to your bottom line
When customers challenge you to provide the best business solution to their needs, you need to be sure your suppliers are doing the same for you.
There’s nothing simple or straightforward about running a print business in 2025 – nor about ensuring that providing the best service possible to your customers goes hand-in-hand with guaranteeing the best bottom line for your own business. Balancing providing flexibility for your customers with predictability for your machines and stockrooms is a complex task, and one with real financial implications.
At Sappi, we never like to stand still, either with our product range or our processes – we know that our service offering has to be just as innovative and reliable as our papers themselves. That’s why we developed the Sappi Value Development Process.
Based on years of experience and data analytics, Sappi’s Value Development Process means working with our printer partners to reduce waste, improve efficiency – and deliver real bottom-line improvements.
We assist printers in bottom-line-boosting ways by analysing data and processes to co-create solutions that can increase operational efficiency, reduce working capital and optimise material efficiency.
This can mean, for example, simplifying your paper portfolio in combination with a tailored supply chain solution, improved forecasting, a streamlined ordering process and bespoke staff trainings in areas such as sustainability.
In-house training can also be provided to help key staff understand the major impact even minor adjustments can have on the business. Meanwhile, our Sappi’s Value Development Process support is provided on an ongoing, long-term basis.
In Hungary, Marzek Kner Packaging Kft has become a Sappi Value Development Process partner. After being introduced to the process, the company invited us to analyse their consumption data and suggest improvements, while keeping in mind the key importance to their business of security of supply.
Working closely together, we developed a cost-saving solution based on a new tailored supply chain solution combined with a simplified portfolio of papers. This has allowed the company to reduce its working capital, lower transport costs and institute a new, regular supply schedule – all without impacting the security of supply previously only offered by high in-house stock levels. Meanwhile, the process and improvements are ongoing.
Find out more about the Sappi Value Development Process.
