# 220 - A wasted day at the TLMI Annual Meeting - Day 2 recap

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2023-10-18
- Length: 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-10-18-220-a-wasted-day-at-the-tlmi-annual-meeting-day-2-recap
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/220-a-wasted-day-at-the-tlmi-annual

## Summary

Adam Peek, a speaker and consultant in the label industry, recaps Day 2 of the TLMI Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs. He details Brian Vandewater’s session on the 'eight wastes' in manufacturing and processing, and Matthew Reddington’s analysis of why Requests for Proposals (RFPs) fail in the packaging sector. Peek also shares his own session on leveraging LinkedIn for industry engagement and discusses market trends including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Uline's market dominance.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-10-18-220-a-wasted-day-at-the-tlmi-annual-meeting-day-2-recap#t=2) Introduction and Brian Vandewater on the Eight Wastes

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- TLMI (company)
- Procureanalytics (company)
- Uline (company)
- Smurfit (company)
- West Rock (company)
- 9 Dragons (company)
- Printing United (other)

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