by Michael Fisher | Dec 4, 2024 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements, State of Freight
What a Tariff Is and Isn’t In practical application, a tariff is a tax. There’s no other way to look at it. It is a charge that is levied by the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency and is calculated as a percentage of the value of goods being imported...
by Michael Fisher | Oct 1, 2024 | State of Freight
The end of the year is fast approaching, but that doesn’t mean it’s smooth sailing from here on out. In fact, it’s anything but smooth. It’s peak shipping season, the East and Gulf Coast ports just went on strike and it’s Golden Week in China. Keep on reading to find...
by Michael Fisher | Sep 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Packaging can be theater, it can tell a story”. Steve Jobs An excellent strategy to expand upon your product offerings and simultaneously create unique differentiation in the marketplace is to engage in product sourcing of standard products and package them in...
by Michael Fisher | Oct 20, 2023 | Manufacturing
When a plastic product is to be made, there are many different types of molding techniques and materials that can utilized to achieve the desired effect for the end product. It can be overwhelming. To make it easier, the starting point is for you to think about what...
by Michael Fisher | Sep 20, 2023 | News & Announcements
Image attributed to Toy Tales. It was 45 years ago, and yes- I was there. Good Lord, I’m turning into an old-timer. At any rate, I was about 16, still in high school and not quite sure what I wanted to study in college. My father thought it would be a good idea to...
