How to inform supply chain engagement strategy with the latest data key issues, hot spots and tools

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Mary Jo Cook Sustainable Brands Advisory Board
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How to Inform Supply Chain Engagement Strategy with
the Latest Data: Key Issues, Hot Spots and Tools

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Keanon Swan
June 2, 2015

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The Sprint Journey
1. Sprint Paper Leadership Council
1. Sprint Paper & Print Procurement Policy
2. Advocacy and Education
1. Paper Stewardship – Material- where it’s
made, Sourcing - where it came from,
Manufacturing - how it’s produced and
Consumption - how much we use.
2. Set goals and engagement with
stakeholders and our suppliers - Listen to
all voices - Two Sides, EPN, IP and
others.
3. Canopy introduced Second Harvest to
Sprint
3. Wheat Straw
1. Why Wheat Straw
2. Path to Wheat Straw
3. High Output Print Mail Environment
4. Goals
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Staples/Sprint
Supplier
Assessment
Which Agricultural Residue?
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Wheat
Straw
• Roll
Dimensions
• Availability
• Quality
• Logis9cs
• Consistency
Sugar
Cane
Bagasse
Prairie
Paper
Wheat
Straw

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Path to Wheat Straw
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Whitespace
Reduc8on
Lightweight
Forms
&
Envelopes
ecoEnvelope
&
Post
Consumer
Waste
Wheat
Straw
Tes8ng
&
Evalua8on
2009
2010
2012
-­‐
2014
2014-­‐2015
Inten8on.
Coordina8on.
Timing.
Phase
I
20K
Internal
Phase
II
2.5M
Live
2014
2015
Staples
Canopy

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1. The
modern
high
speed
print
and
mail
opera8on
is
demanding
on
all
modern
substrates
2. Paper
must
perform
as
well,
or
bePer
than,
current
cer8fied
virgin
and
recycled
papers
Wheat Straw in a High Output Operation
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High
Speed
Prin8ng
300
A/min
High
Speed
Inser8ng
&
Sorta8on
77
MPH
USPS
Network
3000
Miles
Receivables/
Customer
Response
$

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Goals
• Wheat Straw ready for prime time
- Prove Wheat Straw production readiness in demanding operations
environments
• Pathways
- Create a refined plan that creates pathways for others to learn and
participate
• Domestic Production
- Stimulate national interest and market demand to accelerate investment in
domestic production
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