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Manufacturing is Back, Big and Bold in Chicago

QAD

I had high hopes, though, and was cautiously optimistic when I saw the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) was coming back to McCormick Place in Chicago last month. Manufacturing is back and was big and bold in Chicago. Every square foot of all four halls of McCormick Place in Chicago was filled with heavy equipment.

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The Changing Consumer Packaged Goods Space

Enterra Insights

The Chicago-based market research firm said during the 52 weeks ending Sept. 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.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. Consumers are increasingly demanding greater transparency and sustainability from the companies they buy from, especially when it comes to the household products they use every day and how they’re packaged. two in the Greater Chicago area and one near Denver ?

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Cold Chain Basics with Andy Bahr

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to starting Bahr Transportation, Andy worked at a large brokerage for four years, in Chicago, IL. Packaged foods not fully enclosed by a container (Example: fresh produce). Andy completed his undergrad at Miami of Ohio, and his masters at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL in 2012. Monitor controls to ensure they are done.

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How To Design A Carton Regime - Chicago Consulting

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

Importantly, customers’ perceptions are shaped by our packaging when, for example, they open their cartons and discover 70% of the contents are air or dunnage. These regimes range from a few sizes to many with various dimensions and grades. Just what the dimensions are greatly impacts a variety of costs—material, warehousing, and freight.

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Painless Retail Returns with Christian Piller

The Logistics of Logistics

He and his wife, Michelle, live in Chicago. He is Purdue University’s Mitch E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business 2023 Young Alumni Award winner. Christian earned his bachelor’s from Purdue University. About Pollen Pollen Technologies is a groundbreaking technology platform that is revolutionizing the reverse supply chain for retailers.

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Why is Traceability in the Food & Beverage Industry Such a Hot Topic Right Now?

Logility

In 1904, a writer researching a new book went undercover for nine months in a Chicago meatpacking plant. On average, a piece of plastic food packaging is used for 12 minutes, but takes 450 years to decompose. Formaldehyde and borax were once commonly used in meat preparation. That’s now forbidden. In short, here’s what happened.

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