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Mapping Reusables Into Your Supply Chain

Mapping Reusables Into Your Supply Chain

Reusable pack­ag­ing can deliver cost sav­ings, increased mate­r­ial han­dling effi­cien­cies and reduce a company’s envi­ron­men­tal foot­print. How­ever, the imple­men­ta­tion of reusable pack­ag­ing will have a sig­nif­i­cant impact on many inter­nal processes as well as those of sup­pli­ers through­out a sup­ply chain. …read more

Member Spotlight: Rich Larson, National Accounts Manager for Buckhorn Inc.; Member RPA Board of Directors

Member Spotlight: Rich Larson, National Accounts Manager for Buckhorn Inc.; Member RPA Board of Directors

Rich Lar­son has 30 years of return­able con­tainer sell­ing expe­ri­ence. He is National Accounts Man­ager for Buck­horn, a provider of a wide range of plas­tic pack­ag­ing prod­ucts.…read more

Reusable Packaging in Today’s Supply Chain

Reusable Packaging in Today’s Supply Chain

Much of the reusable pack­ag­ing in the sup­ply chain is uti­lized inter­nally, from one busi­ness to another, says Mike Hacht­man, board chair­man of the Reusable Pack­ag­ing Asso­ci­a­tion. But the strongest growth is found in retail because com­pa­nies see the value in it.…read more

Managing and Tracking Reusable Assets

By imple­ment­ing reusable trans­port pack­ag­ing into their sup­ply chains, many com­pa­nies are gain­ing finan­cial and envi­ron­men­tal ben­e­fits. How­ever, reach­ing this state requires con­sid­er­able ini­tial plan­ning as well as ongo­ing fine-tuning of oper­a­tions. …read more