China will make corrugated packaging a non-regional business. Manufacturers will have to employ the power of LTL shipping or outsourcing their delivery.
http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GX/global/industries/manufacturing/process/841dbaf8497cd210VgnVCM1000001a56f00aRCRD.htm
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Price Increase
Just in case you haven't heard - Longview Fiber announced a price increase for March 2011.
The corrugated industry needs the increase, but does yours?
The corrugated industry needs the increase, but does yours?
a little PR for the cause...
New Managed Services from cBoxBid.com make corrugated sourcing
easier than ever.
cBoxBid.com, the online marketplace for corrugated packaging, introduces Managed Services – a new suite of services designed to further streamline corrugated sourcing. Perfect for purchasing professionals who need to source multiple packages but don’t have time for the legwork, Managed Services assigns a representative from cBoxBid.com to post and monitor RFQs, send updates, and even obtain answers to questions buyers may have for bidding manufacturers. The representative does not make any purchasing decisions or act as an official buyer’s agent.
Cost for the service is less than other sourcing sites and fee-based corrugated consultants.
cBoxBid President Marc Deye explains, “We developed Managed Services for purchasing professionals who:
• buy more than three different sizes of RSC, HSC, or other shipping containers,
• buy for several different locations,
• don’t have time to meet several different corrugated manufacturers, and
• want to maximize the value they get for their corrugated purchases.”
-more on page 2-
PAGE 2 OF 2
In exchange for a flat fee per part number (or individual package) sourced over a six month period, a cBoxBid Managed Services Representative does the following:
Posts RFQs to cBoxBid.com based on specs received via telephone or email.
Provides weekly email reports on live RFQs that can be filtered by bid price, manufacturer quality rating, potential delivery date, manufacturer proximity, and customer service rating.
Obtains answers to buyer questions from specific manufacturers and relays them to the buyer without disclosing the buyer’s identity.
Sets up direct contact between buyers and manufacturers when necessary.
To learn more, visit "http://www.cboxbid.com/BuyerSubscription.aspx" http://www.cboxbid.com/ManagedServices.aspx
cBoxBid.com is an online marketplace for corrugated packaging designed to
connect buyers and manufacturers of corrugated packaging. The site provides
value to buyers by giving them the best available pricing on the market while
giving them more control over the buying process and their time. It provides
value to manufacturers by providing qualified leads ready to buy now.
cBoxBid.com currently serves buyers at 194 companies in 36 states nationwide.
easier than ever.
cBoxBid.com, the online marketplace for corrugated packaging, introduces Managed Services – a new suite of services designed to further streamline corrugated sourcing. Perfect for purchasing professionals who need to source multiple packages but don’t have time for the legwork, Managed Services assigns a representative from cBoxBid.com to post and monitor RFQs, send updates, and even obtain answers to questions buyers may have for bidding manufacturers. The representative does not make any purchasing decisions or act as an official buyer’s agent.
Cost for the service is less than other sourcing sites and fee-based corrugated consultants.
cBoxBid President Marc Deye explains, “We developed Managed Services for purchasing professionals who:
• buy more than three different sizes of RSC, HSC, or other shipping containers,
• buy for several different locations,
• don’t have time to meet several different corrugated manufacturers, and
• want to maximize the value they get for their corrugated purchases.”
-more on page 2-
PAGE 2 OF 2
In exchange for a flat fee per part number (or individual package) sourced over a six month period, a cBoxBid Managed Services Representative does the following:
Posts RFQs to cBoxBid.com based on specs received via telephone or email.
Provides weekly email reports on live RFQs that can be filtered by bid price, manufacturer quality rating, potential delivery date, manufacturer proximity, and customer service rating.
Obtains answers to buyer questions from specific manufacturers and relays them to the buyer without disclosing the buyer’s identity.
Sets up direct contact between buyers and manufacturers when necessary.
To learn more, visit "http://www.cboxbid.com/BuyerSubscription.aspx" http://www.cboxbid.com/ManagedServices.aspx
cBoxBid.com is an online marketplace for corrugated packaging designed to
connect buyers and manufacturers of corrugated packaging. The site provides
value to buyers by giving them the best available pricing on the market while
giving them more control over the buying process and their time. It provides
value to manufacturers by providing qualified leads ready to buy now.
cBoxBid.com currently serves buyers at 194 companies in 36 states nationwide.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Rock Tenn - Smurfit Stone
Having worked for Smurfit and sold against Rock-Tenn, this is the best thing that ever happened to Smurfit. Watch for the mass exodus of management people leaving Smurfit, especially in Atlanta. Just my opinion.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
estimating
Manufacturers watch your internal spend. Exspensive estimating systems won't do much good IF there is nothing to estimate.
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