In the 40 years since the term, “Supply Chain” was coined the nature of supply chains and how they operate has slowly been shifting. Supply chains used to be very linear, often making use of only one or two dedicated service providers at every link in the chain. Over...
Bag in Box Solutions, Packaging Waste and CIBC’s (Collapsible Intermediate Bulk Containers)
One of our clients in the food manufacturing industry previously made use of bag-in-box packaging solutions to transport liquid products to their clients. These solutions create immense amounts of waste. In addition to waste, manufacturers incur unnecessary costs by...
The Drawbacks of Wooden Pallets
The Drawbacks of Using Wooden Pallets Speaking with clients in the food, pharmaceutical and other manufacturing industries, they mention a few recurring headaches: 1. Wooden pallets are regularly in need of repair due to harsh working environments 2. They are not...
CIBC’s (Collapsible Intermediate Bulk Containers) and Seasonality
Spending large sums on supply chain assets such as flowbins is a headache many manufacturers grapple with, especially within seasonal industries where assets are not used year-round. We often find that at first clients like the idea of owning their own assets, but...
Bag in Box Solutions, Packaging Waste and CIBC’s (Collapsible Intermediate Bulk Containers)
One of our clients in the food manufacturing industry previously made use of bag-in-box packaging solutions to transport liquid products to their clients. These solutions create immense amounts of waste. In addition to waste, manufacturers incur unnecessary costs by...
Developments in Supply Chains – the 2000’s
Last week we looked at developments in the world of supply chain management ranging from the early 1900’s until the late 1990’s. Today, we look at the 2000’s: 1. Enterprise resource planning systems have become widely adopted which has improved communication and the...
History of Supply Chain Management
Since the beginning of trade, supply chains have existed, even though they were not referred to as such. Different periods introduced new technologies, tools and operating procedures which expanded our understanding of supply chains and how to manage them efficiently....
Supply Chain Trends From 2021 and Their Continuation in 2022
In 2021 we saw three trends emerge that will have lasting effects on how we do business: Agility The challenges of the last two years showed us that supply chains needed to be agile and sustainable in order to survive the uncertainties that come with unforeseen...
2021 in Review
As every year, 2021 was filled with new challenges. Alongside these challenges we found exciting, new opportunities to learn and grow. We would like to say thank you to all of our clients, partners and new connections for their support and another year of taking steps...
Plastic: Good or Bad?
There is a common misconception in the world that plastic is inherently bad, however this is not true. The real culprit is single use materials of any sort. Plastic has always attracted the most attention due to being a popular packaging material in single use items...