Tasks Answer the following question based on the information on the case given to you Case Study: Home Depot

Problem Description Many of THE HOME DEPOTs products are low in value but high volume. Transportation costs form a large part of the total cost of many of the products, which makes it important for the company to minimize transportation, handling and warehouse costs wherever possible. A problem THE HOME DEPOT has identified is that many of their low value products use excessive space on load units due to packaging design. This packaging design results in poor efficiency in both the transportation and warehouse operations, and thereby creates unnecessary costs. Examples of large products are pillows, mattresses, sofas, and others, which are filled with air and therefore take up a lot of unnecessary space during transportation and storage. Another example of a product that has traditionally included a lot of air in its packaging is the Little Twinkles tea candle. The original packaging for the candles is a bag containing 100 candles weighing in total 1.4kg. THE HOME DEPOT has been looking into ways of eliminating as much air as possible from their product packages. By doing this, the utilization of transport, load units and vehicles would be increased, and thus lead to higher efficiency and lower transportation, handling and warehouse operations costs. The excessive packaging space used during transportation affects the environment as well, as too many vehicles are being used for transportation operation. Solving the problems affects packaging design and even in some cases product design, as is has to be adapted to the new packaging design. THE HOME DEPOTs suppliers need to be involved in decisions on packaging design,

as the manufacturing processes are often affected.

Questions: 1. What are the challenges faced by THE HOME DEPOT in the given Case Study? 2. What are the strategic Implementers used by THE HOME DEPOT? 3. Explain the lessons learnt & success factors for THE HOME DEPOT 4. What are the Sustainability Economic, Environmental, Social and product/transferability benefits?

Answer the above questions to the best of your abilities.

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