2012 Annual Meeting Highlights
The reasons why companies join associations like the Contract Packaging Association become more clear at gatherings like the 2012 CPA Annual Meeting that just took place in Puerto Rico. The meeting presentations, breakout sessions and networking events offered the three primary things that companies need and look for to help them thrive: knowledge, inspiration and connections.
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March Webinar Focused on Changeover
CPA's next webinar, Fast and Furious Almost Never Wins the Changeover Race--taking place March 20 at 10:00 a.m. CST, and presented by John Henry, Changeover.com--will give you the scoop on effective changeover. With as many as 8 product/package changes per line per shift, contract packagers must constantly strive to maximize the efficiency of changeovers and minimize the time, labor and cost of these critical operations. Seasoned packaging operations managers and line operators both will learn how practice and thought can streamline ops and boost the bottom line.
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Suppliers and CPA
If you are a supplier with a corporate customer, you have one customer. If you are a supplier with a contract packager as a customer, that relationship brings you many customers. Contract packagers, depending on their size, have local, regional, national and yes, even global customers. And the link to those customers is through your contract packaging customer.
The Contract Packaging Association welcomes Associate Members (suppliers) because the relationship between copackers and their suppliers is such a close one and so important.
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It's All About the Networking
How do you calculate the cost of networking? The cost of your coffee when having breakfast with another copacker? The gas and food to have lunch with colleagues? The costs of travel and lost time from work to attend the Annual Meeting or the Fall Workshop?
If the costs are difficult to calculate, determining the value of networking is impossible. Maybe a better word would be "invaluable."
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CPA LinkedIn Group
The Contract Packaging Association now has its own LinkedIn Group! As of the latest count, the group had 751 members. The group enables members to connect, upload comments and questions, and generally keep in touch.
If you are a LinkedIn member, you can join by clicking here. If you are not a LinkedIn member, now would be a good time to join. It's free at the basic level, and an easy way to stay connected to colleagues and meet new packaging professionals. Go to www.linkedin.com to join.
The new Group will enable CPA Members and Associate Members to stay connected via social media.
CPA Fall WorkShop Dates Announced
The CPA 2012 Fall WorkShop will be taking place in Chicago, September 24-25, 2012. Save the dates!
Last year's WorkShop was a great hit with attendees, from the educational presentations to the fun socializing to the networking, networking, networking. Don't miss this year's WorkShop, which promises to be even better.
If you have questions, contact Ed Landon at elandon@contractpackaging.org.
