Proceedings: 2007 APICS International Conference & Expo
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Deploying Packaging Improvement Initiatives to Optimize the Supply Chain
Program Code:
F-5
Date:
Monday, October 22, 2007
Time:
8:00 AM to 9:15 AM
EST
SPEAKER
:
Tom Blanck, Manager, Packaging Solutions Group,
Adalis Corporation
Tom Blanck leads the Packaging Solutions Group for Adalis Corporation, providing outsourced packaging engineering services and solutions for supply chain optimization through improved packaging development, handling, and distribution processes. Blanck has more than 20 years of marketing and sales experience and is a certified instructor for Dale Carnegie Training. He is a regular conference speaker, focusing on topics within the packaging industry.
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Description
Reduce your costs and increase productivity gains by implementing packaging improvement initiatives. Tom Blanck, manager of the Packaging Solutions Group for Adalis Corporation, demonstrates ways to save time and money, such as pallet and container density optimization, reusable packaging systems, packaging downsizing, and package handling solutions. Blanck discusses sustainability initiatives, such as reducing packaging to minimize components and consolidate waste and using environmentally friendly materials.