No matter what industry you operate in or what goods and services you supply – every business has a supply chain. It’s one of the fundamental aspects of being in business. In recent years, there has been a focus on supply chain sustainability and the larger impacts that producing and selling products or services can …
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How long does it take to make a box? It’s a question we get asked often enough at Echo Cartons, and the answer lies in the lead time. While some companies say it takes 2-5 days, others offer 2-4 weeks. This difference comes down to a lot of factors – from how you define a …
COVID lockdowns, supply chain disruptions, labour shortages! The challenges facing businesses at the moment are significant. There are also indicators that inflation pressures are now on the rise with inflation in the USA hitting 7%. While pricing pressure hasn’t quite reached those levels in Australia, we expect to see inflation running above the current 3% …
Australia’s supply chains continue to be impacted by the Covid crisis, with staff shortages due to illness the latest difficulty for businesses at all levels. One way to help reduce the number of steps in your supply chain is to source your packaging from a local Australian packaging manufacturer like Echo Cartons. No shipping or …
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The past 12 months have seen many Australian companies bring their manufacturing back to Australia. Having a local packaging producer supplying materials quickly to production sites helps companies reconsider their business resilience strategies. Bringing manufacturing back to Australia with a local packaging producer There are many benefits to shifting your manufacturing, and having local cardboard …
