Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
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Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
Learn more -
Over three quarters of supply chain executives and operations managers predict their firms will increase their focus on sustainability over the next three years, according to a survey.
The poll, conducted by PwC and the APICS Foundation and titled “Sustainable Supply Chains: Making Value the Priority,” found 43 per cent of respondents attributed cost reduction to supply chain sustainability initiatives and 35 per cent reported improvements in their company’s environmental impact.
IFCO is pleased to announce the achievement of a significant milestone this fiscal year: one billion annual reusable plastic container (RPC) shipments from producers to retail locations throughout the world. The record number represents more than 20 years of growth for IFCO RPCs and confirms the benefits retailers and grower-shippers continue to see from IFCO solutions.
Arlington, VA, May 27, 2014 – PolyFlex Products has joined the Reusable Packaging Association and will exhibit in the sold-out Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO. The company engineers and…
Blogger and consultant Rodney Salmon challenges a company’s assumption that reusables are too costly. “There really is no reason why returnable packaging shouldn’t work for your supply chain. Returnable packaging…
Walmart produced a video that ‘examines the life cycle of products to find ways to conserve natural resources.’ The video focuses on the strategies that Plumrose USA, a supplier of…
Under pinning its commitment to innovation within the field of retail ready packaging Polymer Logistics has launched the world’s first Wood Effect crate. Perfect for stores who want to give that market fresh impression, the new wood effect crate is set to revolutionize the look and feel of fresh produce aisles nationwide.
ORBIS Corporation has announced that it has begun construction on a North American manufacturing plant in Silao, located in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Official construction begins today, with plans to complete the facility by the end of the year. Silao is 390 km/250 miles northwest of Mexico City.
Pallets used to transport fruits and vegetables to retail outlets nationwide increasingly play a vital role. How those pallets are loaded and unloaded has a significant impact on the bottom line.
In late 2013, MHI and Deloitte conducted their first MHI Annual Industry Report survey. The topic of this survey was “Innovations that Drive Supply Chains” and the goal was to provide an up-to-date perspective on emerging supply chain trends.
It is far too easy for pallets to “leak” out of a supply chain. A pallet misplaced in the distribution center here. One never returned from a customer there. Another used for an in-store display. Yet another stuck “temporarily” in an offsite warehouse and then forgotten. A few more picked up by thieves in back of a retail store. Read this story in DCVelocity.com.