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The Changing Consumer Packaged Goods Space

Enterra Insights

According to Maidenberg and Kang, the rise of private labels is a “blow to big food makers struggling to preserve sales of decades-old condiments, meals and other packaged foods. Stand out with distinctive packaging that shares a story. Packaging has always been an important part of marketing. Footnotes. [1] Footnotes. [1]

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The Race for Last Mile Drones

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has developed a fleet of last mile drones for small package delivery in the US, Australia, and Finland. Recently, Wing has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds.

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Cold Chain Basics with Andy Bahr

The Logistics of Logistics

4, 2011 and is the biggest overall in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in history. Packaged foods not fully enclosed by a container (Example: fresh produce). In the podcast interview, Andy and Joe discuss cold chain basics and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Documentation.

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What Hazardous Chemicals Are Hiding in Your Commercial Food Packaging?

AFFLINK

However, there’s another aspect to food safety that doesn’t always attract as much attention: commercial food packaging. But the FDA’s recent decision to ban three compounds used in food packaging has sparked increased interest in how the materials used in packaging affects the food inside. What is an FCS? Although U.S.

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Gamification ideas in business: Your way to a more efficient supply chain

Kinaxis

Take for example Volkswagen’s 2011 “People’s Car Project” in China for which the aim was to inspire the imagination of its followers by allowing them to design their own cars. When gamification in business is deployed to the right audience and provides the right motivation, significant engagement follows.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Consumer Packaged Goods. Main | Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices » The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities. What therefore should retailers expect in the upcoming 2011 season? Posted by: Vijai | November 13, 2011 5:16 PM.

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What is Economic Order Quantity & its Advantages

SCMDOJO

That there are no constraints on lot size : Suppliers do sometimes request a minimum order quantity or the stock keeping unit comes in a specific package with a specific quantity. Jay & Barry Render Heizer, Operations Management , 10th edition (Boston Munich: Pearson, 2011), 507. Boston Munich: Pearson, 2011. 10th edition.