packaging
18 posts tagged with “packaging”
Smurfit Westrock’s Superplant Uses 60% of Traditional Labor. Packaging Logistics Should Pay Attention.
Smurfit Westrock’s automated Wisconsin superplant shows why packaging capacity, labor productivity, rail access, and box availability now belong in freight planning.
CXTMS InsightsMay 17, 2026 · 6 min read
ISPM 15 Pallet Stamp Enforcement: How One Missing Hyphen Can Delay U.S.-Bound Freight
U.S. enforcement of ISPM 15 pallet stamp formatting is turning a small warehouse detail into a real export-compliance and freight-delay risk.
CXTMS InsightsMay 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Packaging Contracts Are a Supply Chain Risk Surface, Not Just a Procurement Detail
Boston Beer’s $175.5 million packaging dispute is a sharp reminder that packaging contracts can create major operational and financial exposure. For packaging-intensive shippers, procurement terms now need tighter alignment with demand planning, quality control, and execution data.
CXTMS InsightsApril 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Right-Sized Packaging Is Quietly Becoming One of the Smartest Warehouse Automation Bets in 2026
Right-sized packaging is not a side project anymore. It is a practical way to cut DIM charges, corrugated waste, labor touches, and trailer inefficiency without betting the farm on flashy robotics.
CXTMS InsightsApril 18, 2026 · 5 min read
Half Pallets Are a Small Format Fix for a Big Direct-to-Store Delivery Problem
Half pallets are becoming a serious retail logistics lever because they reduce store-delivery friction, improve trailer cube, and help teams replenish shelves faster with fewer touches.
CXTMS InsightsApril 16, 2026 · 6 min read
AI Is Finally Moving Into Packaging Operations, and That Matters More Than It Sounds
AI is moving from packaging pilots into real operations in 2026. Here is why packaging data, right-sized automation, and machine vision now matter for throughput, labor, damage, and parcel costs.
CXTMS InsightsApril 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Packaging Supply Chains Are the New Geopolitical Stress Test for Consumer Brands
Packaging has become a frontline logistics problem in 2026 as metal tariffs, conflict disruption, and supplier concentration force consumer brands to rethink sourcing, inventory, and packaging design.
CXTMS InsightsApril 14, 2026 · 6 min read
AI Packaging Optimization: How Machine Learning Is Eliminating Dimensional Weight Penalties and Cutting Shipping Costs by 20%
Discover how AI-powered packaging optimization and cartonization algorithms are helping shippers eliminate dimensional weight surcharges and reduce parcel shipping costs by 15-25% in 2026.
CXTMS InsightsFebruary 26, 2026 · 6 min read