AMCOR
* Photo taken before COVID-19
“ One example , US recycling rates of highvolume plastic bottles are still in the lower thirties , meaning , we are talking significant amounts of waste going to landfills that should not be there . And our challenge as a packaging industry is to accurately define the problem , align with key stakeholders in the value chain and take a leadership position across a multipronged solutions approach to address this issue ,” he said .
One example of Amcor ’ s sustainable products is the ESL ( aseptic / extended shelf life ) plastic bottles which are revolutionising the packaging of dairy and juice . Amcor ’ s barrier technology protects against ultraviolet light , maximises the product ’ s flavour and provides up to a year of shelf life .
Master Data Governance Amcor ’ s digital transformation is being accelerated with the Master Data Governance ( MDG ) process along with a P2P solution through SAP Ariba . “ The biggest opportunity for any P2P program resides where the fragmentation or non-standard materials or services is the maximum – if you do it right that ’ s where the biggest value is ,” said Mulabagula .
“ The journey started in 2015 with MDG , a process through which we can standardise our materials and services . For example , a product specific application – if we talk about green colored bottles , well , define green ? Green can come in different shades and different tones . So , classification and standardisation of that SKU is very important . And what MDG enables us to do – through the SAP platform – is to standardise material groups to define what the classification criteria is and applies them consistently across the spend .”
“ Once the standardisation was in place , we then launched a P2P Ariba program , initially starting off with a high value , high
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