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Who Should Attend Classroom Training? |
- All CPG Sales and Account Executives
- All CPG Marketing and Design Executives
- CPG Packaging Engineers
- Packaging Supppliers
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What Will They Learn? |
Training sessions are focused on teaching attendees how to efficiently enter packages
into Wal-Mart’s Sustainable Packaging Scorecard and how to use related technologies
to improve product packaging. All packaging engineers and related personnel for
Wal-Mart suppliers are encouraged to attend to learn how to:
- Efficiently enter products into the scorecard.
- Calculate all values to enter into the scorecard including Cube Utilization.
- Find possible ways to improve package scores with Package Modeling.
- Easily find more sustainable packaging material suppliers with MarketGate Packaging
Source.
Attendees also receive a behind-the-scenes look at how the scorecard works and how
Wal-Mart to uses the system. Detailed explanations are provided for:
- How all scores are calculated.
- How category comparisons are made.
- What reports and information Wal-Mart buyers can access.
- How package scores can affect purchasing decisions.
Personnel from all other companies are encouraged to attend. Suppliers of other
major retailers and packaging material suppliers can find out:
- How to demonstrate superior sustainable packaging to Wal-Mart suppliers and retail
buyers.
- How to make packaging materials and services available to Wal-Mart suppliers.
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Upcoming Training Sessions |
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Each classroom training session includes nearly eight hours of classroom instruction
and copies of all course materials. Classroom training sessions are allocated on
a first come first served basis and fill quickly, so register early to guarantee
admittance.
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