This is quite simple to answer – as long as you like! Depending on how many aspects of your packing and despatch process you would like looked at, this usually takes anything from 1 hour to half a day.

As a guide, we estimate 1 hour per discussion area, so if this is just packaging products/materials then 1 hour would often cover it. But if you are interested in looking into pack timing, the unboxing and damage reductions, and the environmental aspects of your packaging, then add on around 1 hour for each area.

Insight will be helpful to you in pretty much every situation with two main exceptions:

1. If you have very recently had a full and independent packaging and process audit.
2. If the packaging you are currently using has only very recently been put in place (after assessing the method and materials to be the correct one for you), and it’s too early to determine its effectiveness.

This can be very quick. The Insight report is usually ready within 3-5 days. Included with this report is a clear list of suggested actions, and these can be put into place by us as soon as you would like. For example, prototypes and samples of new packaging designs, or a date for a re-visit to discuss the findings of the report and create an action timeline.