This blog post comes the president of Supply Chain Optimizers, Jack Ampuja, a KANE partner and a specialist in packaging optimization -- http://www.supplychainoptimizers.com When it comes to designing or selecting shipping cases, the market...
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Contract Packaging
What if I said you could cut your packaging-related costs by 25% without changing your packaging? It's possible, but it requires a significant shift in the way many CPG companies manage final packaging. Specifically, it means performing fi...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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Contract Packaging
The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great 3PL Customer
This quick-read eBook lists 12 best practices designed to elicit greatness from your 3PL.
Safety In Logistics Operations
4 strategies to turn safety from a compliance-driven chore to a profit-driving opportunity.
They are a competitor of sorts, but I love what Big Brown does for the supply chain. They do a great job using their resources to inform and educate the public about our industry. Everyone knows UPS, because just about everyone (I'm assumin...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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Logistics Technology
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Consumer Goods Logistics
I do a good deal of traveling for business. When I'm on the road, I like to listen to podcasts as opposed to the radio or music. Well, I guess more accurately stated… podcasts are radio… just on-demand radio shows segmented by their differe...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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Consumer Goods Logistics
As an avid sports fan, I know that many football coaches script the first 10 to 15 plays of the game. They have a game plan based on hours upon hours of preparation, practice and film sessions. However, how they adjust and change the scri...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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Consumer Goods Logistics
KANE recently collaborated with Capgemini Consulting to co-write a paper on Supply Chain Trends Impacting the Consumer Products Industry. Capgemini is well known for its work with the Consumer Goods Forum and others to map out how future v...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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Consumer Goods Logistics
Historically, packaging in the supply chain industry falls under the control of marketing either by manufacturers or their retail trading partners. However, decisions made early in the process can result in inefficiencies downstream during...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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Contract Packaging
I saw a great video recently featuring marketer Seth Godin. His basic advice to people and businesses: "race to the top," not the bottom. Godin's race to the bottom refers to today's trend to compete based on the absolute cheapest way to se...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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3PL Outsourcing
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