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Modern Materials Handling annual reader survey gives insight on pooling, customer compliance, used wood pallets and other trends, though price still rules as the top driver.

In an open letter to all grower/shippers and retailers the RPA outlined the facts about the safe use of Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) in the food supply chain. “Creating a…

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October 28, 2014

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At PACK EXPO 2011, Pat Kennedy, Vice President of The Kennedy Group, provided a presentation focused on the importance of Asset Tracking. To see his presentation, click here. Bob McGuire,…

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October 28, 2014

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At PACK EXPO 2012, Keith Schall, Con­tainer and Pool­ing Solu­tions (CAPS), gave a presentation on managing your reusable assets. To see his presentation, click here.

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October 28, 2014

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For the 2008 PACK EXPO, Bob Klimko of Norseman Plastics and Andy DeWitt of TOSCA Limited, provided a presentation on supply chain economics. To see their presentation, click here.

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October 28, 2014

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For the 2008 PACK EXPO, Diana Twede, Professor in the School of Packaging at Michigan State University, provided a presentation on supply chain economics. To read the presentation, click here.

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October 28, 2014

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For the 2008 PACK EXPO, Beverly Sauer of Franklin Associates, put together a presentation on measuring environmental sustainability as it applies to businesses. To see her presentation, click here.

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October 28, 2014

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There are many fac­tors to weigh in order to select the most effec­tive reusable con­tainer. This pre­sen­ta­tion out­lines tools that are avail­able to help busi­nesses make informed deci­sions regard­ing the…

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October 28, 2014

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Upcom­ing gov­ern­ment reg­u­la­tions such as the Food Safety Mod­ern­iza­tion Act (FSMA) require data cap­ture at numer­ous crit­i­cal con­trol points through­out the sup­ply chain. An asset track­ing sys­tem can auto­mate the…

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October 28, 2014

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The pre­sen­ta­tion out­lines the sus­tain­abil­ity ben­e­fits and busi­ness oppor­tu­ni­ties that are pos­si­ble when a reusable trans­port pack­ag­ing pro­gram is sup­ported by a reverse logis­tics cen­ter. The pre­sen­ta­tion includes infor­ma­tion on…