Carton Styles & Other Free Resources
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, is dedicated to supporting independent corrugated, folding carton, and rigid box converters and their suppliers.
In about five minutes, this podcast will give a weekly update on upcoming events and benefits for AICC members and packaging professionals.
In this episode:
- Carton Style Resource
- Cross Training Resource
- Carbon Neutrality
- Understanding the Relationship Between Cost and Price, July 18
- AICC Annual Meeting, September 18-20
- All Upcoming Events
This podcast is brought to you by AICC, The Independent Packaging Association. Learn more at www.AICCbox.org.
Transcript
Welcome to AICC update this week.
Speaker:We are talking about two new resources available through the packaging
Speaker:university and upcoming events.
Speaker:So let's dive in.
Speaker:If you have new people or looking for new applications for new
Speaker:equipment, this resource can help.
Speaker:The carton style resource shows carton configurations, commonly
Speaker:used in the packaging industry.
Speaker:Through a virtual story, you can browse through the styles and see their common
Speaker:uses while you look at them in 3d.
Speaker:AICC is grateful to eat productivity for their help in producing this resource.
Speaker:The second resource I wanted to mention today is the cross training resource.
Speaker:Across trained workforce increases, flexibility and helps.
Speaker:You do more with fewer people.
Speaker:This resource is provided to help companies build bench strength.
Speaker:In the workforce to keep people engaged and productive by
Speaker:continuous training and opportunity.
Speaker:This is a downloadable Excel file to help you track your team members,
Speaker:understanding or abilities in different processes or on specific machinery.
Speaker:There's a short video that will explain how to use it as well.
Speaker:Both of these resources are found under resources on packaging university.
Speaker:Would you can get to, by going to learning dot AICC box.org.
Speaker:Onto events.
Speaker:There are a few spots left for our carbon neutrality program.
Speaker:Customers today, want to know more than that?
Speaker:You use a renewable resource and a recyclable resource.
Speaker:They want to know the details and the numbers.
Speaker:This course will help you be able to get them all on the same page.
Speaker:And give them the information they need to feel great about
Speaker:using you as their supplier.
Speaker:This is an online series that culminates with a live meeting
Speaker:during the 2023 fall meeting.
Speaker:You can learn more and register@aiccbox.org slash carbon.
Speaker:Tuesday, July 18th, we have a free webinar for AICC members called understanding
Speaker:the relationship between cost and price, how to unlock maximum profitability.
Speaker:This will be with Trent house sec, the sales manager at
Speaker:acres packaging service group.
Speaker:We already have nearly 100 people registered for this webinar.
Speaker:That will tackle important questions regarding overemphasis
Speaker:on costs when determining price.
Speaker:Cost inputs and pricing strategy.
Speaker:Ultimately attendees will learn how to leverage their knowledge of
Speaker:costs to deliver increased margins.
Speaker:You can learn more and register@aiccbox.org slash calendar.
Speaker:Lastly, remember registration has opened for the AICC fall meeting September 18th
Speaker:through 20th in Louisville, Kentucky.
Speaker:And the early bird rate ends July 21st.
Speaker:So if you're planning on going register within the next
Speaker:week to get the best price.
Speaker:You can learn more at AICC box.org/meeting.
