Let's Talk Packaging Industry
Let's Talk Packaging Industry
Nate Calvert
Packaging Supply Allocation 101
5 minutes Posted Feb 12, 2021 at 3:00 pm.
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Three drivers affect the supply chain:

  1. Immediate demand for hand sanitizer and surface cleaners.
  2. A shift from wholesale (restaurants) to retail packaging.
  3. The ripple effect of the long lead-times causing companies to increase inventories based on the unknown future. 

Allocation is a secondary result of these areas, especially the hand sanitizer packaging surge that started in March of 2020 and has continued now into 2021.