First Quarter 2013
The Dangers of Direct Labor-Based Costing
in Manufacturing
Douglas T. Hicks, CPA
As we begin the second decade of the 21st Century – over a quarter century into the “cost measurement and management revolution” – most U. S. manufacturers, including those in the plastics industry – continue to base not only their day-to-day cost accounting systems, but the cost information …
First Quarter 2013
Strengthening the Message of
Sustainable Plastics Packaging
Mike Tolinski, MText Technical Editing
Recyclable, recycled-content, or bio-based plastics packaging will require more than just the right technologies and materials for sustained growth. Sustainable packaging acceptance and use will also require increasing the number of informed, enthusiastic retailers and packaging consumers interested in being “greener.” In short …