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Integrated Information System Can Boost Profits

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... to share information for users to access. So when a need arises to access data spanning both sales and financials, e.g., they have a real struggle. As for getting a global view of all processes in their ...

Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging

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December 31, 1999, ... his father's operations. "I did everything from sweeping the floor to running the presses to operating bindery equipment," he says. "Then I went to work in the office and got into sales, production estimating, ...

Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater

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December 31, 1999, ... barrier from a performance standpoint. Employee Input Is Key When Nowak and Arndt decided to combine their expertise to start the business (Nowak on the sales and marketing side and Arndt on the manufacturing ...

Independent Packaging: the "restart" of something grea

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March 31, 1996, ... in bakery packaging. The management and sales staff are also very experienced, most having been involved in packaging or wholesale bakeries for 25 or more years. The company has its own in-house packaging ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... as polypropylene. George Stephens, VP/sales and marketing at Darly Technology Co. Ltd., echoes Graham's comment and adds, "Polyester film lost share to other substrates. Metallizers tried to use polyethylene ...

In-house sheeting promotes growth and quality

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February 29, 1996, ... been accomplishing over the past decade. As a custom printer of sheet-fed packaging, Hammer has enjoyed annual double-digit sales increases. Hammer's work is varied. The company specializes in the manufacturing ...

US antidumping law to affect pricing in world markets.

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August 31, 1995, As defined under international trade agreement and current US law, dumping (sales at below fair value) is price discrimination between national markets As defined under international trade agreement and ...

Time-based competition strategy gains momentum

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May 31, 1995, ... teams of six to 12 people that would typically include engineers, operations and sales with the authority to make decisions on how the product and/or process should work, look, be made and cost. These ...

Quick changeovers, quality top bagmaking demands.

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March 31, 1995, ... sales manager for Central region, H. G. Weber, Kiel, WI, said. "We have an ongoing developmental program, I'll call it internal plant orders, where we make a list of changes we want to make, like speed of ...

Computerized dispensing provides ink management

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March 31, 1995, ...  needs." The new system would have to be able to formulate up to 600 colors/day over three shifts to accommodate demand forecasts coming in from the sales department. Next in priority was the extensiv ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ... so a substantial amount of film had to be imported. Over the past few years, the percentage of imported products needed to satisfy North American demand continued to grow," Mark Mitravich, sales and marketing ...

Latin American industry remains untapped market

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February 28, 1995, ... research firm in the converting/packaging area, prepared a summary. He noted with US $5.5 billion annual sales in 1993, the Brazilian packaging industry compares well in size with European packaging markets ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... consumer spending is reaccelerating. "It surged last year thanks to sales of motor vehicles, home furnishings and equipment. Then it flattened. "This year, retail sales reaccelerated. In October, retail ...