Don’t give companies medals for their bad packaging.

Just like Olympic athletes, fulfillment centers can also run into problems when they start adding frivolous materials to their packaging. Sure, it’s not going to cause them to lose a gold medal in front of an international audience. But a fulfillment center’s main objectives should be to deliver their products to you as quickly as possible and without any damage.

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What happened to all the clean air?

My desk has a pretty good location at the office. I sit by the window and have a great view of the Salt Lake valley. Right below us is a golf course, on the right you can see the Wasatch Mountains, to the left is the western edge of the valley, and in the distance you can see downtown Salt Lake City. Even though it got too cold to go golfing over a month ago, I still like to look outside every now and then. It’s a good meditative practice.

But lately, something’s been happening to my view. It’s literally been disappearing.

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Right Sized Packaging Meets Digital Printing at Graphic Tech

In our latest case study video, we go inside Southern California’s leading printing firm to see how On Demand Packaging® has optimized their operations. In the video , we interview Graphic Tech’s Chief Operations Jim Blee and their Assistant General Manager, John Hardin, about how Packsize’s On Demand Packaging® has helped improve their supply chain and make their jobs easier. Watch it below!

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How to Build a Green Fleet For Your Company

If you want to help create a more sustainable fleet for your company, this post is for you. I’m going to focus mainly on electric vehicles and creating a culture of sustainable vehicles in this post, because that is what a lot of our recent action items have revolved around. Now, you can spout off statistics, talk vehicle specs, and bemoan the future of the environment all you want, but the fact is that most people will need more than just a sales pitch to switch to an electric vehicle. It’s my goal to show how specific actions taken here have helped persuade people of the benefits of an EV. Here are four different ways Packsize has helped educate its employees on the benefits of EVs.

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The Rainmaker

In it’s July 2013 issue, DC Velocity named Packsize’s founder and CEO Hanko Kiessner one of their 2013 Rainmakers for his contribution to logistics and for advancing the industry. I had the chance to catch up with Hanko and ask him a few questions. Our conversation touched on sustainability, public policy, and good business practices.

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