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Integrated supply chain vital for beverage production, delivery

Dependence among supply steps showcase how to support functioning operation

January 23, 2020

Like all good things, there is a start and finish with well-defined steps,and that is why theapproach of looking at the application as an integrated supply chain is important.

Siemens showcases digital twin, robotics technology at Pack Expo

Industrial Edge, MindSphere fosters intelligent data analysis

November 22, 2019

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In live demonstrations at Pack Expo, Siemens showcased digital technologies like the digital twin and closed-loop innovation for the packaging industry.

Calculating pre-distribution versus warehousing costs

Established function/activity cost relationships aid supply chain

John Peter Koss

November 19, 2019

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Even though warehouse structures might be called sales centers, distribution centers, dispatch stations and other names, the specific terminology becomes very important.

Green Bond from PepsiCo to fund key sustainability initiatives

Simon Lowden named chief sustainability officer

October 8, 2019

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PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., has priced the company's first ever Green Bond. The net proceeds from the $1 billion Green Bond offering will fund a series of key initiatives to advance PepsiCo's sustainability agenda, it says. The company also announced that it has named PepsiCo leader Simon Lowden as its first chief sustainability officer. In this new role, effective immediately, Lowden will be responsible for leading PepsiCo's Sustainability Office, including the Global Sustainable Plastics team and Global Sustainable Operations team.

Calculating losses and containment of beverage materials

Digital tracking, operations evolution heightens importance of material containment

John Peter Koss

October 4, 2019

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Food safety, health-and-wellness and clean-label trends are influencing more beverage-makers to invest in high-pressure processing (HPP) equipment.

Product, packaging play vital role in beverage quality

Quality monitoring ultimately helps consumer experience

John Peter Koss

September 5, 2019

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The relatively simple topic of space can become a major issue when analyzing and evaluating the beverage industry supply chain.

Beverage facilities contend with the utility of space

Operators must weigh costs between renovations, new facilities

John Peter Koss

August 8, 2019

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The relatively simple topic of space can become a major issue when analyzing and evaluating the beverage industry supply chain.

Downtime and uptime continue to plague beverage operations

Machinery, materials and personnel impact production

John Peter Koss

May 29, 2019

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Call it idle/lost time, productive/positive time, but the results in any case will have significant impacts on beverage producing operations that involve unwarranted expenses in machinery, materials and labor, less than desirable asset utilization and unrecoverable productive time.

Encompass Technologies Direct-Store-Delivery (DSD) Solutions - Beverage Industry

Direct-store-delivery solutions help simplify delivery operations

Suppliers develop mobile, user-friendly software, hardware solutions

Jessica Jacobsen

April 16, 2019

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Consumers’ acceptance of purchasing consumer packaged goods (CPGs) from a variety of retail outlets as well as their desire for more choice is not just impacting retailers but the entire distribution network as it looks to accommodate a much more diverse shopping universe.

Kinedyne LLC introduced a new family of ergonomically advanced EASE-Z Winch Bars - Beverage Industry

Kinedyne introduces ergonomically advanced EASE-Z Winch Bars

Winch bar provide leverage, eliminate back strain

March 4, 2019

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The patented Z-shaped winch bar rotates 360 degrees, providing users with greater leverage.

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