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One of the key applications for reusable packaging is in kitting operations. Read the introduction below and follow the link to find the complete paper.
Introduction
Let’s talk about Best Practices for kitting and assembly. They mean different things depending on your position within the supply chain. Many companies use kitting and assembly interchangeably together but […]
ORLANDO, Fla., July 22 /PRNewswire/ — Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world’s first all-plastic pallet pool with embedded radio frequency identification tags (RFID), today released an online calculator that enables companies to instantly see the reduction in fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions made possible by switching to iGPS’s all-plastic […]
Read More »Orlando, Fla. July 21, 2008 CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services leasing, today announced that it joined the SmartWaySM Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution. CHEP is working […]
Read More » Note: This award-winning paper by Clinton McDade of Schaefer Systems International is featured at www.mhia.org
Custom Box or Custom-Sized Box?
One of the most frustrating aspects of being the product designer for a plastics manufacturer is receiving a bid package from a customer for a custom-sized tote. While this sounds counterintuitive, the […]
The process behind the development of Sweden’s food industry reusable container and pallet system was the subject of the PhD. dissertation by Kerstin Gustaffson, a joint author of Retailing Logistics & Fresh Food Packaging: Managing Change in the Supply Chain (2006).
http://ask.lub.lu.se/archive/00032069/01/KerstinGustafssonLicentiate.pdf
This white paper, by logistics veteran Dave Sandoval, is already a few years old, yet still rings true.
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Journal of Business Logistics 2005 paper by by Mollenkopf, Diane, Closs, David, Twede, Diana, Lee, Sangjin, Burgess, Gary.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3705/is_200501/ai_n13632939/pg_1