2022.06.03
40,000 products
from over
300 suppliers
A complex process made easy!
The challenge
The retail business is defined by the sale of a multitude of products from various suppliers, under a single banner established throughout the province and sometimes elsewhere in Canada. This creates a major challenge when it comes to completing sales reports for the declaration of containers, packaging and printed matter (CPP) marketed during the year.
Here is a concrete example of how complicated the process can be:
One of our clients, a retailer, sells more than 40,000 different products from at least 300 suppliers. Some of the suppliers have locations in several provinces, some do not. To be compliant, the business must file precise CP&PM declara-tions with two organizations covering several Canadian provinces: the Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance (CSSA) and Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ). It must also compile and analyze the data to make sure it does not overestimate the eco-fees it needs to pay.
The solution
Pour vaincre ce genre de défi, nous avons créé un outil unique : Steward6. Ce système interne de gestion des écofrais est facilement adaptable aux diverses réalités, aux différents types de secteurs ainsi qu’aux différents types de clientèle. Forts de notre expertise et de cet outil hautement technologique, nous sommes parvenus à simplifier les processus de déclaration des écofrais. Pour ac-compagner ce commerce, nous avons développé et mis en place un module personnalisé de com-munication avec les fournisseurs. Celui-ci permet de facilement :
- Identify which supplier declares in which province;
- Get information on the PPP the suppliers use for the products the retailer sells;
- Conduct regular monitoring;
- Complete the company’s database;
- Cross-check and analyze the data re-ceived;
- Develop a suitable, accurate calculation methodology to produce reports on the PPP the retailer is responsible for;
- File reports in the Canadian provinces that require it.
“Thanks to software solution, the above client has gone from a complex, difficult process to a simple one that minimizes the risk of errors and confusion, even with a growing number of products and suppliers.”