Warehousing Brochure

For more information: 1.800.2.BERLIN BerlinPackaging.com Contact your Berlin Packaging consultant Info@BerlinPackaging.com

Close to You Operationally Astute 99% On Time C-TPAT Certified Logistics Experts Flexible Trusted Partner Ready to Serve

Berlin Packaging is North America’s premier Hybrid Packaging Supplier® of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures. We exist to help companies become Greater, Faster. With over 33,000 available SKUs, over 135 packaging consultants, and more than 90 sales and warehouse locations across North America, the company has the right products, expertise, and geographic proximity to help customers increase their net income through packaging products and services. Berlin Packaging supplies billions of containers and closures annually as well as provides warehousing and logistics services for customers of all sizes in all industries. Berlin Packaging also has compelling product and service divisions to be the best answer for all your packaging needs.

Studio One Eleven One-stop shop for packaging innovation, from custom containers and closures to visual branding

GLOBAL

Berlin Global Packaging High quality sourcing solutions from all points on the globe to your door

Berlin Financial Services 0% financing to support the investments you need

Efficiency. Earnings. Enhancement.

Consulting to help customers achieve excellence in operations and accelerate growth

Berlin Quality Proactive and reactive support to make quality a competitive advantage for you

Dangerous Goods Packaging systems for shipping hazardous and temperature sensitive goods

Qorpak 30+ years of experience in general laboratory packaging and supplies

Freund Container & Supply Berlin Packaging’s “need-it-now” packaging superstore with more than 10,000 items in stock every day

Warehousing, Logistics & Inventory Management

For more information: 1.800.2.BERLIN BerlinPackaging.com Contact your Berlin Packaging consultant Info@BerlinPackaging.com

Close to You Operationally Astute 99% On Time C-TPAT Certified Logistics Experts Flexible Trusted Partner Ready to Serve

Berlin Packaging is North America’s premier Hybrid Packaging Supplier® of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures. We exist to help companies become Greater, Faster. With over 33,000 available SKUs, over 135 packaging consultants, and more than 90 sales and warehouse locations across North America, the company has the right products, expertise, and geographic proximity to help customers increase their net income through packaging products and services. Berlin Packaging supplies billions of containers and closures annually as well as provides warehousing and logistics services for customers of all sizes in all industries. Berlin Packaging also has compelling product and service divisions to be the best answer for all your packaging needs.

Studio One Eleven One-stop shop for packaging innovation, from custom containers and closures to visual branding

GLOBAL

Berlin Global Packaging High quality sourcing solutions from all points on the globe to your door

Berlin Financial Services 0% financing to support the investments you need

Efficiency. Earnings. Enhancement.

Consulting to help customers achieve excellence in operations and accelerate growth

Berlin Quality Proactive and reactive support to make quality a competitive advantage for you

Dangerous Goods Packaging systems for shipping hazardous and temperature sensitive goods

Qorpak 30+ years of experience in general laboratory packaging and supplies

Freund Container & Supply Berlin Packaging’s “need-it-now” packaging superstore with more than 10,000 items in stock every day

Warehousing, Logistics & Inventory Management

Berlin’s Inventory Solutions

What Sets Us Apart

Cash is king, and every business wants to maximize cash flow. Inventory occupies a lot of cash and costs a lot to maintain.

A more efficient supply chain will minimize your inventory investment. Berlin Packaging will partner with you to take inventory off your balance sheet and inventory-related expenses off your income statement.

We are in the inventory business so you don’t have to be.

Why Inventory Matters

Robust systems

Inventory sucks up your cash

We Are Inventory Experts

Inventory can represent 20% to 30% of a company’s total assets. These are dollars not invested in sales people, product development, employee incentives, strategic acquisitions, or any of the other levers used to grow your business.

End to end

Inventory burdens your expenses

Berlin Packaging handles the entire packaging supply chain. We have a particular specialty in warehousing and logistics.

Holding inventory leads to an array of expenses beyond the product cost. One is the cost of capital invested in the inventory.

But there are many more expenses associated with inventory. A more complete list includes: Holding the inventory • The cost of capital of the inventory asset • Insurance on the inventory • Yearly loss stemming from pilferage, shrinkage, and obsolescence

Source

Housing the inventory • Facility costs including lease, taxes, insurance, and depreciation • Heat and utilities for the building holding the inventory • Janitorial, security, and routine maintenance on the building Handling the inventory • Depreciation or rent of material-handling equipment (e.g., forklifts) • Direct operating costs of material-handling equipment (e.g., propane tanks) • Employee costs to receive, stack, and maintain materials • Freight and transportation costs borne by the company Administration and measurement • Employee costs to account for and measure the inventory • Top management time spent solving inventory issues

Plastic, glass, and metal containers, closures, and dispensing systems • Unlimited platforms from around the world • Custom and stock solutions for every application •

Inspect and ensure quality • Reorder, expedite, and maintain proper stocking levels • Perform value-added services

Millions of square feet of warehouse space Locations across North America • ISO 9001:2008 Certified

•

•

House

•

Manage

99% on-time delivery For every month since June 2004, Berlin Packaging has shipped warehouse orders with greater than 99% on-time accuracy. Month in and month out, customers have been able to rely on our precision. This delivery standard is one of the critical goals of our ISO 9001 certification.

Other suppliers do not report this metric and cannot meet this level of performance.

Most packaging suppliers operate with 85-95% on-time accuracy. This is a big difference when you consider every percentage point of missed deliveries potentially translates into missed shipments and revenues for you.

You can learn much more about our delivery performance at 99PercentOnTime.com.

Just-in-time delivery of what you need, when you need it • Complete freight management • Unparalleled execution

•

Deliver

Berlin Packaging uses a world-class enterprise system from Oracle. This sophisticated system allows our team to carefully manage current and forecasted usage to ensure we always have the right inventory when our customers need it. We create specialized reports to suit our customers’ exact needs.

Deep experience Berlin Packaging has a tried-and-true focus on inventory and supply-chain efficiency. We make thousands of shipments every month from our warehouses.

Value-added services Berlin Packaging offers a wide array of services to add value to your inventory, including: Using near-site warehouses for maximum proximity to your facilities.

Providing VMI and Make & Hold programs for packaging components.

• Performing incoming visual inspections.

• Ensuring Lot Control for each incoming shipment; we can coordinate releases via lot, FIFO, or other methods.

• Performing bar-code labeling, re-palletizing, and product reworking.

• Managing Certificates of Compliance.

• •

Hybrid Packaging Supplier

TM

Berlin Packaging brings together the best elements of manufacturing, distribution, and value-added service providers. Being a Hybrid Packaging Supplier differentiates us within the market. Rather than separately source your packaging, consulting, design, and financing, we bring all of this together under one roof.

System failure • Lost business and profits or impaired goodwill from improper management or late delivery of materials

TM

Inventory makes your company go

Our warehousing and logistics performance underscores our obsession with operational excellence. We walk the talk, and we are focused on growing your bottom line.

Companies cannot make product without inventory. So, in the end, inventory is essential in creating the revenue that pays for everything.

Your facility today: Full of inventory

Your facility with Berlin: Optimized for production

Learn more about our unique business model at PaintTheTarget.com.

Berlin’s Inventory Solutions

What Sets Us Apart

Cash is king, and every business wants to maximize cash flow. Inventory occupies a lot of cash and costs a lot to maintain.

A more efficient supply chain will minimize your inventory investment. Berlin Packaging will partner with you to take inventory off your balance sheet and inventory-related expenses off your income statement.

We are in the inventory business so you don’t have to be.

Why Inventory Matters

Robust systems

Inventory sucks up your cash

We Are Inventory Experts

Inventory can represent 20% to 30% of a company’s total assets. These are dollars not invested in sales people, product development, employee incentives, strategic acquisitions, or any of the other levers used to grow your business.

End to end

Inventory burdens your expenses

Berlin Packaging handles the entire packaging supply chain. We have a particular specialty in warehousing and logistics.

Holding inventory leads to an array of expenses beyond the product cost. One is the cost of capital invested in the inventory.

But there are many more expenses associated with inventory. A more complete list includes: Holding the inventory • The cost of capital of the inventory asset • Insurance on the inventory • Yearly loss stemming from pilferage, shrinkage, and obsolescence

Source

Housing the inventory • Facility costs including lease, taxes, insurance, and depreciation • Heat and utilities for the building holding the inventory • Janitorial, security, and routine maintenance on the building Handling the inventory • Depreciation or rent of material-handling equipment (e.g., forklifts) • Direct operating costs of material-handling equipment (e.g., propane tanks) • Employee costs to receive, stack, and maintain materials • Freight and transportation costs borne by the company Administration and measurement • Employee costs to account for and measure the inventory • Top management time spent solving inventory issues

Plastic, glass, and metal containers, closures, and dispensing systems • Unlimited platforms from around the world • Custom and stock solutions for every application •

Inspect and ensure quality • Reorder, expedite, and maintain proper stocking levels • Perform value-added services

Millions of square feet of warehouse space Locations across North America • ISO 9001:2008 Certified

•

•

House

•

Manage

99% on-time delivery For every month since June 2004, Berlin Packaging has shipped warehouse orders with greater than 99% on-time accuracy. Month in and month out, customers have been able to rely on our precision. This delivery standard is one of the critical goals of our ISO 9001 certification.

Other suppliers do not report this metric and cannot meet this level of performance.

Most packaging suppliers operate with 85-95% on-time accuracy. This is a big difference when you consider every percentage point of missed deliveries potentially translates into missed shipments and revenues for you.

You can learn much more about our delivery performance at 99PercentOnTime.com.

Just-in-time delivery of what you need, when you need it • Complete freight management • Unparalleled execution

•

Deliver

Berlin Packaging uses a world-class enterprise system from Oracle. This sophisticated system allows our team to carefully manage current and forecasted usage to ensure we always have the right inventory when our customers need it. We create specialized reports to suit our customers’ exact needs.

Deep experience Berlin Packaging has a tried-and-true focus on inventory and supply-chain efficiency. We make thousands of shipments every month from our warehouses.

Value-added services Berlin Packaging offers a wide array of services to add value to your inventory, including: Using near-site warehouses for maximum proximity to your facilities.

Providing VMI and Make & Hold programs for packaging components.

• Performing incoming visual inspections.

• Ensuring Lot Control for each incoming shipment; we can coordinate releases via lot, FIFO, or other methods.

• Performing bar-code labeling, re-palletizing, and product reworking.

• Managing Certificates of Compliance.

• •

Hybrid Packaging Supplier

TM

Berlin Packaging brings together the best elements of manufacturing, distribution, and value-added service providers. Being a Hybrid Packaging Supplier differentiates us within the market. Rather than separately source your packaging, consulting, design, and financing, we bring all of this together under one roof.

System failure • Lost business and profits or impaired goodwill from improper management or late delivery of materials

TM

Inventory makes your company go

Our warehousing and logistics performance underscores our obsession with operational excellence. We walk the talk, and we are focused on growing your bottom line.

Companies cannot make product without inventory. So, in the end, inventory is essential in creating the revenue that pays for everything.

Your facility today: Full of inventory

Your facility with Berlin: Optimized for production

Learn more about our unique business model at PaintTheTarget.com.

Berlin’s Inventory Solutions

What Sets Us Apart

Cash is king, and every business wants to maximize cash flow. Inventory occupies a lot of cash and costs a lot to maintain.

A more efficient supply chain will minimize your inventory investment. Berlin Packaging will partner with you to take inventory off your balance sheet and inventory-related expenses off your income statement.

We are in the inventory business so you don’t have to be.

Why Inventory Matters

Robust systems

Inventory sucks up your cash

We Are Inventory Experts

Inventory can represent 20% to 30% of a company’s total assets. These are dollars not invested in sales people, product development, employee incentives, strategic acquisitions, or any of the other levers used to grow your business.

End to end

Inventory burdens your expenses

Berlin Packaging handles the entire packaging supply chain. We have a particular specialty in warehousing and logistics.

Holding inventory leads to an array of expenses beyond the product cost. One is the cost of capital invested in the inventory.

But there are many more expenses associated with inventory. A more complete list includes: Holding the inventory • The cost of capital of the inventory asset • Insurance on the inventory • Yearly loss stemming from pilferage, shrinkage, and obsolescence

Source

Housing the inventory • Facility costs including lease, taxes, insurance, and depreciation • Heat and utilities for the building holding the inventory • Janitorial, security, and routine maintenance on the building Handling the inventory • Depreciation or rent of material-handling equipment (e.g., forklifts) • Direct operating costs of material-handling equipment (e.g., propane tanks) • Employee costs to receive, stack, and maintain materials • Freight and transportation costs borne by the company Administration and measurement • Employee costs to account for and measure the inventory • Top management time spent solving inventory issues

Plastic, glass, and metal containers, closures, and dispensing systems • Unlimited platforms from around the world • Custom and stock solutions for every application •

Inspect and ensure quality • Reorder, expedite, and maintain proper stocking levels • Perform value-added services

Millions of square feet of warehouse space Locations across North America • ISO 9001:2008 Certified

•

•

House

•

Manage

99% on-time delivery For every month since June 2004, Berlin Packaging has shipped warehouse orders with greater than 99% on-time accuracy. Month in and month out, customers have been able to rely on our precision. This delivery standard is one of the critical goals of our ISO 9001 certification.

Other suppliers do not report this metric and cannot meet this level of performance.

Most packaging suppliers operate with 85-95% on-time accuracy. This is a big difference when you consider every percentage point of missed deliveries potentially translates into missed shipments and revenues for you.

You can learn much more about our delivery performance at 99PercentOnTime.com.

Just-in-time delivery of what you need, when you need it • Complete freight management • Unparalleled execution

•

Deliver

Berlin Packaging uses a world-class enterprise system from Oracle. This sophisticated system allows our team to carefully manage current and forecasted usage to ensure we always have the right inventory when our customers need it. We create specialized reports to suit our customers’ exact needs.

Deep experience Berlin Packaging has a tried-and-true focus on inventory and supply-chain efficiency. We make thousands of shipments every month from our warehouses.

Value-added services Berlin Packaging offers a wide array of services to add value to your inventory, including: Using near-site warehouses for maximum proximity to your facilities.

Providing VMI and Make & Hold programs for packaging components.

• Performing incoming visual inspections.

• Ensuring Lot Control for each incoming shipment; we can coordinate releases via lot, FIFO, or other methods.

• Performing bar-code labeling, re-palletizing, and product reworking.

• Managing Certificates of Compliance.

• •

Hybrid Packaging Supplier

TM

Berlin Packaging brings together the best elements of manufacturing, distribution, and value-added service providers. Being a Hybrid Packaging Supplier differentiates us within the market. Rather than separately source your packaging, consulting, design, and financing, we bring all of this together under one roof.

System failure • Lost business and profits or impaired goodwill from improper management or late delivery of materials

TM

Inventory makes your company go

Our warehousing and logistics performance underscores our obsession with operational excellence. We walk the talk, and we are focused on growing your bottom line.

Companies cannot make product without inventory. So, in the end, inventory is essential in creating the revenue that pays for everything.

Your facility today: Full of inventory

Your facility with Berlin: Optimized for production

Learn more about our unique business model at PaintTheTarget.com.

For more information: 1.800.2.BERLIN BerlinPackaging.com Contact your Berlin Packaging consultant Info@BerlinPackaging.com

Close to You Operationally Astute 99% On Time C-TPAT Certified Logistics Experts Flexible Trusted Partner Ready to Serve

Berlin Packaging is North America’s premier Hybrid Packaging Supplier® of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures. We exist to help companies become Greater, Faster. With over 33,000 available SKUs, over 135 packaging consultants, and more than 90 sales and warehouse locations across North America, the company has the right products, expertise, and geographic proximity to help customers increase their net income through packaging products and services. Berlin Packaging supplies billions of containers and closures annually as well as provides warehousing and logistics services for customers of all sizes in all industries. Berlin Packaging also has compelling product and service divisions to be the best answer for all your packaging needs.

Studio One Eleven One-stop shop for packaging innovation, from custom containers and closures to visual branding

GLOBAL

Berlin Global Packaging High quality sourcing solutions from all points on the globe to your door

Berlin Financial Services 0% financing to support the investments you need

Efficiency. Earnings. Enhancement.

Consulting to help customers achieve excellence in operations and accelerate growth

Berlin Quality Proactive and reactive support to make quality a competitive advantage for you

Dangerous Goods Packaging systems for shipping hazardous and temperature sensitive goods

Qorpak 30+ years of experience in general laboratory packaging and supplies

Freund Container & Supply Berlin Packaging’s “need-it-now” packaging superstore with more than 10,000 items in stock every day

Warehousing, Logistics & Inventory Management