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Sustainable Product Packaging Impacts Supply Chain Transformation

QAD

Quite often, the person dictating the list to the other describes one or more of the products by a distinct characteristic of its packaging rather than by name. Product packaging, especially in the consumer products universe is more than simply the vessel to hold the product and to protect it during transport. It influences sales.

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Climate Change is Also Changing the Consumer Packaged Goods Sector

Enterra Insights

Both consumers and enterprises in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector are taking notice. Two rapidly emerging drivers of change — governance and cost — are about to change all that. 4] By taking these actions, enterprises not only help achieve SDG goals but help address governance and cost concerns as well.

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Supply Chain Optimization for Consumer Packaged Goods Inventory

Logility

Managing consumer packaged goods inventory is challenging at the best of times, and it can be debilitating during times of local or international disruption. Consumer packaged goods inventory always has complex demand patterns and seasonal trends. Solutions for Managing Consumer Packaged Goods Inventory.

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Keeping Sustainability at the Forefront of Packaging Manufacturing

QAD

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting daily life with disruptions in global businesses and economies, sorting and recycling facilities closing and government regulations relaxing on resource efficiency compliance. Packaging manufacturers have done a good job of embracing some of the 5Rs of sustainability such as reducing and reformatting.

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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

Package theft is on the rise as “porch pirates” continue to swipe packages from people’s doorsteps. The holiday season is the busiest time for package theft, as more and more items are delivered. For the 2023 holiday season alone, it is anticipated that between 850 million and 950 million packages will be delivered.

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Pivot from B2B to B2C with Retail-Optimized Packaging

CHAINalytics

As cases spiked and state governments started rolling out stay-at-home orders, consumers stocked up on shelf-stable food, toilet paper, disinfectants, and more—leaving empty store shelves and the media pointing the finger at “supply chains.”

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Will Governments Respond to Omicron’s Wake-Up Call?

MIT Supply Chain

Central to the task are government responses that support and even reinforce the defense mechanisms we’ve developed since the pandemic erupted. The challenge is akin to that faced by material handlers and distributors in supply chains, who use packaging to protect products and support their efficient delivery to consumers.