| What's Standing in the Way of a Reusables Blastoff? |
If you come to a fork in the road, Yogi Berra once said, "take it." In a
nutshell, that is where some reusable pallet and container applications
find themselves.
Wonderful products, but in more complex supply chains, tracking remains an issue. This has been underscored by well publicized losses by the likes of the U.S. Postal Service, and more recently through the reusable container theft meeting in Chicago.
Off the record, I hear that some grocery retailers are now postponing further plastic downstream pallet purchases until they can develop better controls. (Rocket, crafted of reused packaging materials, and photo, courtesy of Philippe Vergnory.)
Read more here.
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Reusable Packaging: Is It Really So HARD TO HOLD?
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With the headline leading news in November 2009 about plastic pallet and
container theft in the Baltimore area, the issue of reusable pallet and
container control, was, at least for a short while, once again a high
profile subject. The efforts, led by Coca Cola and other companies,
underscore the frustrations felt by at least some users of pallets and
containers about how to maintain long term possession of these valuable
mobile assets. It is ironic that devices typically designed with
ergonomic considerations such as hand holds to facilitate easy manual
handling, are at times so hard to hold, at least in terms of keeping a
lid on pallet and container loss. Read more. |
