The Drawbacks of Using Wooden Pallets Speaking with clients in the food,...

The Drawbacks of Using Wooden Pallets Speaking with clients in the food,...
Spending large sums on supply chain assets such as flowbins is a headache many...
One of our clients in the food manufacturing industry previously made use of...
Last week we looked at developments in the world of supply chain management...
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 the years we have seen this change with companies adding more service providers, manufacturers, etc. in order to accompany the varying demand of the growing global market.
A new term was coined, “Demand Response Network” and it describes the, “Supply Chains” of today much more accurately. We have moved away from the old, “Chain” and find ourselves firmly in a growing global network of manufacturers, transporters and other service providers.
The shift towards network thinking has enabled us to contend with the challenges of varying demand, unforeseen disruptions such as raw material shortages and even a worldwide pandemic.
The future of the supply chain is not linear, it’s a decentralised network growing on a global scale and it’s already here.
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...
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...
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...