QAD

MAY 28, 2020

It is amazing to see what the packaging industry has accomplished during the peak of the COVID-19 health crisis in terms of supporting essential businesses. Before we enter this “new normal”, let’s look at what has already changed in the packaging industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 3, 2021

With increasing pressure at plants and labs, consumer package goods (CPG) companies need to improve performance and resiliency as part of their digital transformation journey. One way to address a lot of these challenges, including quality, is to address inefficiencies and bottlenecks in our various labs. The lab is no exception.

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QAD

MAY 28, 2020

Register here for an upcoming webinar where I will cover an in-depth overview of the “new normal” in the packaging industry. It is amazing to see what the packaging industry has accomplished during the peak of the COVID-19 health crisis in terms of supporting essential businesses. The “New Normal” in the Packaging Industry.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

For the packaging industry, digital manufacturing solutions must help manufacturers produce the right stuff at the right time as optimally as possible and then support the decisions of what to produce next. Challenges Facing Packagers. As we’ve written before, disruption is nothing new for the packaging industry.

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RFgen

MARCH 3, 2023

Packaging is an essential component of any product, serving to protect the product during shipping, storage, and handling. However, packaging is also an important element of branding and marketing, influencing how consumers perceive the product and the brand behind it. Benefits of Changing Packaging 1.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and their end-customers constantly engage in a complicated dance that has no choreographed steps. That bodes poorly for consumer packaged goods, particularly the more expensive national brands that took share during the pandemic.”[1] Instead, they end up ‘snap shopping’ to save time.

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QAD

AUGUST 3, 2021

QAD’s Stephen Dombroski outlines lessons learned and suggested avenues for improvement in his recent article in Food Safety Tech , “Recent Recalls Emphasize Need for Quality Management Systems in the Food and Beverage Industry.” Supplier quality management. The need for quality management systems couldn’t be more acute.

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QAD

AUGUST 25, 2020

This consumer pressure means packaging manufacturers need to keep up their sustainability goals and plans to survive the disruptions of today and thrive and succeed tomorrow. . Packaging manufacturers have done a good job of embracing some of the 5Rs of sustainability such as reducing and reformatting.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 21, 2020

Sustainable packaging is the type of packaging that reduces its environmental footprint over time. In simple words, sustainable packaging is entirely for the businesses to reflect these values for the sake of the environment as well as for their brand. Zero-waste packaging is not easy to achieve.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

How Australia is Dealing with Packaging and Waste! Product packaging mistakes article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. While that’s mostly harmless, the joke will be far less funny when it’s your products or packaging that others start making fun of. What Are The Benefits Of Packaging?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 11, 2017

Package of a product is the cynosure of the whole drama, it is very important to concentrate on it as equal as the product marketing. Especially when it comes to the e-commerce platform, packaging plays a vital role on itself. So good packaging is the key factor to increase the sale rate. Take a look. .

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With more than 30 years of experience in the supply chain industry, John has lived and worked in eight different countries in a variety of different roles across quality, supply chain, customer service, sales and operations. Packaging: cGMP-compliant production and management of complex supply chains.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

All businesses need to manage the product life cycle effectively if they want to be successful, but this is especially important for companies that deal with consumer packaged goods (CPG) products, such as clothing, cosmetics, electronics, and seasonal items. Improving the Customer Experience.

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Arena Solutions

JUNE 5, 2023

Quality and Regulatory Alignment for Audit Readiness Full transcript below: Wendy Levine Welcome to today’s webinar, exploring “Quality and Regulatory Alignment for Audit Readiness.” So, Arena is a cloud-native system that controls product lifecycle as well as your quality processes.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 10, 2020

How Eco-Friendly Packaging is Impacting Sustainability! Reducing packaging costs can have a huge influence on your business’ overall profit, hence it’s worthwhile taking time to find the right packaging solution for your companies specific products and customers needs. Tackle packaging production in-house.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2017

But what about the way you package those products? Product packaging isn’t typically something you think about in supply chain and logistics, but it actually plays a major role in shipping and producing your products. Package optimization of your products for supply chain management can actually save your companies both time and money.

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CHAINalytics

JUNE 24, 2021

Skimping on packaging materials and design leads to one primary consequence – waste. Sacrificing delivered quality in the name of cost savings alone can negatively impact your bottom line and environmental goals.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 8, 2021

One important consideration that must not get overlooked is the impact the paper and packaging industry has on various transportation services. Every item shipped, whether across town, across the country, or across the globe, requires durable and affordable packaging.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 7, 2021

One important consideration that must not get overlooked is the impact the paper and packaging industry has on various transportation services. Every item shipped, whether across town, across the country, or across the globe, requires durable and affordable packaging. Paper Packaging Is Sustainable, Renewable, and Recyclable.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2023

Shane is Founder and CEO of Square1 Distribution & Logistics , a 3PL Warehouse that focuses on the Beauty and Packaged Food sectors. He is the Founder and CEO of Square1 Distribution & Logistics, a 3PL Warehouse that focuses on the Beauty and Packaged Food sectors. He is also a US Army veteran.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Recently, I was at my local grocery store for my weekly shopping trip and found myself in the packaged salads section. While this is easy for packaged/processed items with Best by Dates, it is not as easy for bulk, loose, or field packaged products. Am I alone in this habit or thinking? or squeezing an Avocado.

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SupplyPike

JUNE 15, 2020

Learn about: The definition of consumer packaged goods The types of CPGs What the CPG marketplace looks like Top trends in the CPG industry. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) describe merchandise that has to be reloaded frequently, as opposed to items that can be replenished after longer durations. The CPG marketplace. Purpose-led brands.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 4, 2015

This is the second post in a three-part series on Supplier Quality Management also known as SQM. In the first post our long tme guest blogger, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chai n, gave us 5 core metrics to evaluate supplier performance using supplier quality management and a 4 step process to execute. Quality Metrics by Product.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In the world of consumer goods and home and lifestyle, today’s fast-moving consumer trends demand fast delivery and quality at the lowest possible cost—for which lean programs in manufacturing are paramount. These trends impact processes, quality monitoring, issue detection and corrective action, and focus on the health and safety of workers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

These technologies help to increase efficiency and ensure that customer expectations of quality and service are met. In a recent scientific report published in Natureportfolio, researchers in Australia showed that just over one in ten fish packages sold to customers in Australia are likely displaying the wrong fish species.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

Starting from scratch with a minimal amount of land, the community now grows its beans across 400 hectares, as the farmers take care of the crop to ensure the finest beans of the highest quality are produced. The issue lay in the packaging being used.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 7, 2024

” CPG’s Rock and a Hard Place Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are well aware of public’s attitude towards shrinkflation. Diminished detergent packages. In response to Cookie Monster’s lament, the White House wrote , “C is for consumers getting ripped off. Air-filled bags of chips.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Optimizing a vast and complex supply chain is a growing challenge for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) firms. Process manufacturing ultimately touches cost control, quality, and food safety. Yet, getting to this higher plane requires a focus both on better data and intelligent insights.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Article written for Supply Chain Game Changer by, and permission to publish here provided by, Phil Edwards at Melbourne Packaging Supplies. Not all plastics are the same, and there are plenty of eco-green packaging innovations that make use of sustainable plastics easily available. Efficient and flexible packaging makes business sense.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Reduce Product Returns: Focus on quality control and accurate demand forecasting to minimize returns which add to carbon emissions and costs. Detect and reduce waste Sustainable Packaging: Shift to minimalist, recyclable, or reusable packaging. Over time, reduced packaging costs will accumulate substantial savings.

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RFgen

APRIL 19, 2016

The brands with a consistent track record of accurate information will appeal to modern consumers wanting the best quality for themselves and their families. The recall is due to a packaging defect that may make the goods susceptible to spoilage. Companies must do everything in their power to deliver the quality consumers expect.

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RFgen

APRIL 19, 2016

The brands with a consistent track record of accurate information will appeal to modern consumers wanting the best quality for themselves and their families. The recall is due to a packaging defect that may make the goods susceptible to spoilage. Companies must do everything in their power to deliver the quality consumers expect.

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Bristlecone

MAY 26, 2020

SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) enables broad real-time collaboration across processes like ordering, forecasting, scheduling and quality. SCCNOW is a fixed-scope, fixed-price offering available in three package sizes. Learn more about our Procurement Capabilities and SCCNOW.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

On a mission to make AI more applicable and useful in real-world applications, Neurala helps industrial companies improve their quality inspection process, with technology that dramatically reduces the time, cost and skills required to build and maintain production-quality custom vision AI solutions. Max Versace LinkedIn.

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20Cube Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Packaging is an ever-evolving process. According to Per Engelseth’s thesis on ‘The core role of packages in a logistics network’, “The basic objective of logistics is concerned with the provision of goods to an end-user and four main activities are involved in this provision of goods. Packaging in international logistics.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 7, 2023

Consistent validation of all transported and received materials to ensure better traceability and quality assurance. Real-time error proofing for print, packaging and labeling inventory to minimize shipping and receiving errors.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 11, 2022

How Eco-Friendly Packaging is Impacting Sustainability! Product packaging significantly contributes to the modern world’s waste problem. Many businesses are now switching to eco-friendly packaging and shipping mailers to solve this problem. Therefore, superb quality packaging is essential. Versatile And Recyclable.

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