PMMI kicked off the month of April with two days hard at work making our businesses stronger at the Executive Leadership Conference.
Entries from April 29th, 2011
What I Learned at the Executive Leadership Conference
April 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Chairman's Corner
Tags: Executive Leadership Conference·Exports·Growth Strategies·private brands·Private Label
ELC Provides Insight Across the Board
April 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Connections
PMMI’s annual Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) (April 4-5; Aventura, Fla.) helped members look beyond U.S. borders and cast a critical eye on their operations while building their networks and considering strategies to grow their businesses.
Tags: ConAgra Foods·Executive Leadership Conference·Export·Operations·Patrick Walsh·Peter Hock·Phil Kuehl·Tom Donohue·Tom Peters
Partner School Profile: Dunwoody College
April 29th, 2011 · No Comments · PMMI U
Founded more than 17 years ago, the Automated Systems and Robotics program (ASRO) at Dunwoody College (Minneapolis, Minn.) focuses on a diverse curriculum of electrical troubleshooting; mechanical and fluid power systems; electronics; programmable logic controllers (PLCs); robotics systems and packaging equipment.
Tags: Dunwoody College·Robotics
TechNotes: What’s New with ANSI B155.1 and More!
April 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Intelligence
The latest version of the TechNotes newsletter addresses major changes to the ANSI B155.1 Standard and the ISO 31000.
Slow Growth in Q2 will Improve as 2011 Progresses
April 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Intelligence
Growth continues, but slower, in the second quarter of 2011, according to PMMI’s 2nd Quarter 2011 Economic Outlook. The report predicts, however, the rate of growth will increase nearer the end of the year, finishing up 2011 at about 2.1 percent.
PMMI Trade Mission Brings Members to China’s Growing Marketplace
April 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Global Marketing
China is poised to overtake the United States as the world’s largest market for packaging machinery, and the accelerating shift could come as soon as within the next two years.
Tags: Beijing·China·Export. Trade Mission·Guangzhou·ProPak China·Shanghai
Monthly Trade Stats: Exports Down, Imports Up
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Global Marketing
Tags: Monthly Trade Stats
EXPO PACK México Presents Sustainability Solutions
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · EXPO PACK
From exhibitors’ booths to Centro Banamex, sustainable practices and manufacturing will be prominent throughout EXPO PACK México 2011 (June 21–24, Centro Banamex, Mexico City), reports show owner and producer PMMI.
March Monthly Economic Indicator — Mixed Growth
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Intelligence
Quickie Survey: Members Provide Verbal Troubleshooting
April 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Business Intelligence
Earlier this month PMMI released a Quickie Survey to members regarding Verbal Troubleshooting practices and the results were unanimous: 100 percent of respondents supply verbal troubleshooting support to customers, while 90 percent supply that support for free during the warranty period. Members can access the complete, detailed results at PMMI.org.