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Editor’s Choice: Aluminum Can Shortage Defines a New Normal for Food Packaging

Logistics Viewpoints

This article is from Chetan Chaudhari at GEP and examines the ongoing aluminum can shortage. Beer and food industries are particularly affected by the shortages of aluminum cans as most customers prefer take-home packaging. This shortage and sudden uptick in demand weren’t something that most can manufacturers were prepared for.

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Unwrapping production: How to transform packaging manufacturing

DELMIA Quintiq

To meet consumers’ increasing appetite for choice, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers develop a huge amount of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs). This has a direct impact on packaging manufacturers who now need to find ways to cope with more diverse demand. The packaging market is very dynamic. What should change?

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The Recycling Benefits of Mono-Material Flexible Packaging!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Is Cardboard Packaging Environmentally Friendly? Packaging using this option is rapidly gaining popularity when compared to multi-material packaging. Reduction of costs when considering the plastic tax and the overall environmental benefits) The integrity of the package content is ensured. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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For CPG Manufacturing: Take the Fork in the Road

QAD

When we talk about predictions and strategic planning with consumer packaged goods (CPG) and food & beverage (F&B) companies, we’re met with a great deal of uncertainty given the current state of disruptions and upheaval. We wrote about it at the beginning of the year in our 2022 predictions article.

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4 Must-Haves in Your Product Packaging Checklist!

Supply Chain Game Changer

5 Product Packaging Mistakes That Could Cost You Customers! Product packaging checklist article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. When shopping for new products, it’s always the packaging that will first catch the eyes of the buyer. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Durable Materials.

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Middle-Market Manufacturers Think Big This Year

QAD

According to a recent IndustryWeek article, middle-market manufacturing companies face many of the same issues their larger peers do, such as growing inflation, supply chain issues, talent attraction and retention, high asset replacement costs, and difficulty hiring and retaining top talent. In the U.S.,

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Philip Morris Drives Manufacturing Insights Using A Digital Twin

Supply Chain Shaman

In our pandemic research, we interviewed thirty manufacturers. To help readers sort through the hype, we are writing articles on digital twin use cases to help companies gain a competitive advantage. Consequently, the traditional tools and techniques to support our manufacturing processes were inadequate.