#Smart Packaging Market Trends

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Growing adoption of automation technologies and IoT are the major factors driving the growth of the smart railway market. The European region dominated the...

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Globally the railway networks are getting busier and complex due to the growing population and urbanization.

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"You want to buy my soda?" Danny asks again as the man in a suit across from him smiles sickly sweet. They are crammed in the left-corner booth of Anthony's Pasta, with a stack of paperwork on the table.

Danny had just been getting ready to open a shop when this man strolled in wearing the same waxy grin Vlad wore whenever he spoke to his Dad. Danny had been on his guard as the man introduced himself, and while his smile and mannerisms were pleasant, Danny could tell by his eyes that he could not trust the other.

There was no emotion in them.

"That's correct, Mr. Flavor. You see, your brand is starting to stir quite a ruckus. But it's unfortunately, on such a small scale, the trend's popularity will lead to your brand dying out. We at Zesti want to help you reach a bigger audience before that happens. I personally think you have so much potential and I wouldn't want to see it go to waste." The man, Oscar, tells him. He leans back, open body language to try to put Danny at ease.

Danny frowns "My soda is a trend?"

"A passing one unless we don't make the smart choices now. Zesti can help with that," Oscar hinted. He pushes the contract he brought along with him towards Danny. "We'll handle the marketing, distribution, and you will make sixty percent of all final sales. All you need to provide is the tasty beverage."

Danny quickly glances over the contract. At first glance, it seems to be in his favor. But it's dragged out in a package of twenty pages where the wording slowly takes away from his own benefits.

They would handle marketing, but the funds would come from his sixty percent of profits—not all, but a good twenty percent. This left him with forty percent of sales.

Then, Zesti would cover the distribution outside of Gotham. Within Gotham, they would use his money again. That left Danny with only twenty percent of the sales since the other twenty would be used for Gotham distribution.

Since Zesti was going to help him start up, they would ask for a ten percent deposit for the first five years. That way, the sodas could help build a customer base to fund the other two costs.

By page eighteen, Danny would only be making ten percent of the promised income. He thought it was unethical business practices, but the conditions and wording they added to the contract made it legally possible.

Danny just had to sign, and he would agree to the horrid conditions. Now, he didn't really care about the soda. It wasn't like he invented it; he merely brought it over from another world, but it was the fact that they were trying to trick him that upset him.

If he could spot this in a quick read-through, what would he find if he had someone professional look over the contract? Danny bets there would be wording that made him irreverent and legally made Zesti the owner of his work.

They also sent a company representative to discuss legal details in a restaurant. Danny doesn't know the laws of this place (He thinks a lot of Gotham's issues with the Rouges could be solved if they were to include the Death Penalty, but that's just him) He feels a minor shouldn't be making legal decisions without some kind of lawyer.

He knows Oscar is clicking his pen to pressure him to sign as he reads. Jazz would do it whenever she wanted him to sign on for whatever community service she needed.

It was laughable to think that this man was attempting to use the same business psychology that his sister had trained him to notice. Zesti must believe he was an easy target.

"It says here that I would give Zesti complete creative freedom over my soda. How would that stop you from changing a thing about the recipe and then claiming I have no right to the new recipe?" he asks, flipping to page twelve and watching Oscar's oily smile never slip.

"That's just about the bottling and design of the brand. The leaping boy is nice, but we want to clean it up and give it more attention-grabbing details." Oscars assures. He failed to address Danny's concern, which told him everything he needed to hear.

"I'm not interested in selling. Thank you for the offer, though," he tells Oscar, pushing back the contract.

The other man laughs as if Danny has said something amusing. There is a bit of condensation in the undertones of his laughter as if he were speaking to a toddler and finding their confusion entertaining. "I'm not sure you understand, Mr. Flavor. This is an amazing opportunity that others would kill for."

Danny shrugs. "Then offer it to them."

Oscar sighs loudly, shaking his head. "Mr. Flavor, I don't think you understand. This could be what makes you a millionaire, and it's your only chance to make that dream a reality."

"What makes you think being rich is my dream? What if my dream is to become a ghost?"

That finally made the other man lose his smile for only a second before Oscar leaned forward. "Please think carefully. This is the best for you and your brand. Gotham makes people like you disappear from the public eye when a new trend comes by."

"Disappear?" As in intangible? As in ghost? As in Phantom, what part of himself has he been searching for?

Oscar seems to think Danny's wide eyes were because he was frightened instead of excited. Oscar leans back with a smirk, his eyes still hellishly cold and emotionless. It is strange to now always glance into a person's eyes to learn of their true intentions.

No matter how well a ghost hides among humans, they can never disguise their otherworldliness if Danny watches their eyes. He read somewhere that the eyes were the doors to the soul, and after being Phantom, knowing his eyes actually flash with his emotions, he knows it's true.

Oscar may appear human, but whatever humanity there was in him is long gone.

"It would be safer to sign, young man." He says again, this time in a mocking tone.

Danny laughs. "If I was worried about my safety, I wouldn't be jumping off buildings, would I? Have a good day Oscar."

He stands up, leaving the contract on the table, ignoring the stuttering man. Danny has other things to worry about like the restaurant is open for an hour and a line forming at his foldable table.

It wasn't that his soda was that personally important to him, but it was his main source of income. Phantom was still well out of reach despite the amount of life-threatening activities he was getting up to.

Danny even tried to bother the more violent ghosts of the area by strutting into their space while carrying a stupid little tea cup set. He figured they would react to a perceived attack on their pride—instead, the ghosts were so touched that he thought of them.

He tried to get hit by five more cars. One notable incident had him flying into a light pole. He had mistaken the feeling of finally getting his flight back until the ache in his back started.

Danny had even thrown himself into the Gotham River after being told by multiple people that it was filled with chemicals from illegal dumping from some local faculties.

He was starting to think he would never get his ghost side back until a mugger stabbed him in the stomach. Danny had been counting his bills while walking away from a lovely ghost couple in an alley by the old movie theater when the man had jumped out of the shadows, stabbed him, and ran off with his cash.

Danny had fallen to the ground, aware of Martha's scream and Thomas' swear as he choked on his blood. The ghosts were bound to the alley, but they had walked to the edge of it to watch him and felt horrible that they could do nothing for him.

Thomas had looked up at the sky, screaming, while also trying to push against the barrier that keeps anchored ghosts to their death space. "Bruce! Bruce! Please come here! Bruce! He's dying! He's just a kid! Bruce!"

Not sure who Bruce was or how he could help didn't mean anything to Danny when he felt a sort of burst of power from deep inside his chest that suppressed the pain.

The ghost couple had been horrified when Danny's blood had turned green and his hysterical laugh as his wound closed the second he ripped out the blade.

Phantom had healed him, which meant Danny just had to find a way to get Phantom to come back from whatever lock he was behind.

"Are you okay, Danny?" Heather asks him once he walks past the waitress. She glances at the table where Oscar sits, a wide customer smile still firmly on her friendly, open face, but her eyes are guarded. "He said anything strange to you?"

"Nah, he just wanted to buy my soda before Gotham made me "disappear" and die from lack of trend," Danny laughs, swinging open his little cooler. He ignores how she stiffens, and the first customer in line throws a wild, horrified look in his direction.

He lines up his flavors with a bit of hum, ignoring the tension growing in the restaurant. Oscar makes a show of leaving as if Danny will call out to stop him before he slams the door on his way out. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief when he vanishes, but Danny doesn't mind.

He continues on with his day. Let Oscar try the fear tactics- what is he going to do? Kill him? Ha.

Danny misses the long conversation Heather has with Anthony, who later asks Danny if he wants him to inform Red Hood of the threat. Danny laughs it away, packs up his things, and stores the table and cooler in Anthony's space closet.

Despite the warnings of the concerned staff- Danny had grown quite close with everyone there but not beyond occasional coworkers- he left for his motel. Danny attempted to get hit by a bus on the way home and nearly did had it not been for a driver's fast reflects.

The bus driver had been distracted by his phone- which is why Danny had targeted him- but he had waved away his horrified apologies. As Danny entered Crime Alley, he figured being loud and rumbustious like his Dad would hopefully get him shot.

Gotham had a limited amount of patience for loud people. He picked a silly gum commercial jingle popular in his home dimension and skipped down the sidewalks, yelling the lyrics at the top of his lungs.

Danny didn't even reach the end of the street before a van rolled up next to him. He had enough time to look at it curiously as the van door was flung open, and a group of masked men jumped out. They yanked him inside, throwing a gag over his mouth and slamming him onto the floor.

The wheels scream as the van speeds away, leaving Danny at the mercy of his kidnappers. He tries to wiggle up, but a hard thump against the back of his head- likely from the butt of one of their guns- causes him to crumble down.

"This isn't his usual mark." One commented, looking down at Danny with a cold indifference that he could make out from his eyeholes. "They're usually brown-haired, aren't they?"

"Who cares?" Another answer is, "Just as long as we get paid, who cares what they look like?"

Danny stares at him, wondering if anyone in the van knew this person cared very deeply. Their eyes showed concern, guilt, and the right amount of protective intent, and he felt he wasn't in danger.

He had regrets about what he was doing, to the point of betraying everyone here, or he was an undercover cop. Either option ruined his plan of being shot, though, so Danny wiggled about, ignoring the more hits it got him before he was able to have the gag fall down.

"Are you going to kill me?" He asks the group of four.

"No." One laughs. "But by the time the boss finishes with you, you will wish you were dead like all the others."

"Oh, so it's a waitlist kind of thing?" Danny asks, "Is the list by order of arrival, or did the others make appointments?"

There is a moment of stunned silence. Danny swings his head, looking between everyone, waiting for an answer, but when he receives nothing, he sighs, leaning back into a more comfortable position. They didn't tie him up or anything, so he easily crosses his legs under him and cracks his neck. "If we could kill me first, that would be ideal."

"You want to die?" The guilty one asks.

"Correction, I want to be a ghost."

"Damn, the kid is crazy." The last one- the driver- laughs. "No wonder the boss wanted him."

"By boss, you mean Oscar, don't you." Danny shakes his head. "No, wait, don't answer that. I already know it's him. He has the eyes for it. He's the reason the light-brown hair people are missing, huh? Cyrus mentioned it the last time we talked. Bet you he kidnapped that lady in the antique shop. He stared at us for a long time; Susan had to point him out; Susan is the ghost outside the shop. She taught me how to make the most delicious fudge from the rain of Gotham's downdraught youth- which reminds me of the nickname they gave Baja Blast."

No one speaks after his long-winded rant before Danny leans forward, locking gazes with the guilty one. "Have you ever had your Baja blasted?"

"Um, no?"

"You need to man."

"I can't listen to this shit anymore. Knock him out, but watch the face. The boss likes his merchandise clean."

Danny scoffs, twisting his head to snark at the one sitting in the passenger seat. "Just say, Oscar. We both know it's him."

He feels a hard thump on the back of his head, and the words turn dark. He prays that when he wakes up, he'll have snow-white hair and glowing green eyes.

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BPO in 2024: Navigating a Landscape of New Challenges

BPOs or Business Process Outsourcing companies are the unsung heroes behind big billboards and milestones of companies. BPO companies are third-party service providers that specialise in handling non-core functions of other companies. They are experts in undertaking, managing, and delivering complex tasks on time. BPO service providers offer a wide range of services that reduce the burden of administrative functions of companies. Here are some of the most outsourced services.

Customer care

Data entry

Market research

Image editing

Accounting & Finance

Administrative support & HR resources

Why BPO Industry is Booming?

When you partner with expert BPO services providers, there are a numerous benefits that you can enjoy compared to an in-house team of employees. Here are some basic benefits of hiring a professional BPO service.

Money matters!

If you’re looking forward to saving some dough, outsourcing is your smart choice!  You’re getting quality work at a fraction of the price by outsourcing BPO services as they can finish tedious work quickly and accurately.

You don’t have to scratch your head over infrastructure, maintenance, equipment, and resources. In addition, Offshore BPO providers are equipped with the latest tools and techniques ideal to carry out complex tasks effectively.

Aggressive scalable options

You already know the stress and time of dealing with the in-house department in peak seasons. Moreover, BPO services can be personalised to your needs, and flexible pay schemes that facilitate scaling up without emptying your pocket.

You’ll be getting 24/7 support with multiple shifts that can tackle complex business tasks. Therefore, while they are busy tackling your work, you can focus on the prior business functions and objectives.

Global talent tickets

When you’re running a business, you have to manage multiple departments and their functions. Just imagine that you’re planning to hire more souls and bring some changes around departments. So, you have to find the right resumes that align with the specific skills, languages, experience, and sectors.

When you’re partnering up with an expert outsourcing service provider, you’re getting a whole package of individuals who have expertise across different fields feeling stuck trying to find the perfect talent for your business. BPO companies have huge team strengths, and you can easily build a dream team with diverse expertise.

Nothing beats the work experience and collaboration of the BPO team! Their expertise across diverse cultural nuances ensures seamless collaboration and chemistry in work. In short, you can explore new markets to explore new opportunities, especially when you’re working across borders.

BPO Challenges; lemons and lemonades!

Every superhero has to deal with a villain at some point! Just like that, offshore BPO services companies face challenges too. So, get ready to dive into some of the challenges and advancements to overcome potential hurdles of business process outsourcing services.

Let's discuss the hurdles you have to cross when you’re partnering with an expert business process outsourcing company. Get ready!

Balancing the talent thread

Finding and keeping the right set of people is a key factor behind every successful project. This is a real struggle with the ever-changing markets and business shifts nowadays! People no longer hold on to places if they find them not worthy. In short, with the explosion of startups and the growing trend of freelancing, individuals now have access to a more diverse and expansive selection of career opportunities and job roles.

Businesses are obsessed over technical skills rather than all-in-one character. They constantly look for graduates who have more technical and specialised knowledge in any of the sectors. In addition, offshore outsourcing companies operate globally and they require individuals who are fluent in multiple languages.

Finding individuals fluent in specific languages is difficult and competitive in this era. Cultural understanding is crucial in networking and outsourcing sectors because they are effective in team building and foster a diverse, inclusive workplace.

Technological Disruption

AI and automation in BPO have brought immersive changes into the workflow of organisations providing BPO solutions. Of course, the adoption of trending technologies made positive changes in many areas of business. But, to move on to the next phase, failing to address challenges would be a significant oversight for BPOs.

As AI continues to evolve, the pressure and tension behind the workflow are drastically reduced. As more and more complex works relied on automation, human intervention in carrying out tasks came down. Obviously, people lose their jobs, and companies do layoffs in global BPO sector. In addition, businesses began to invest in automation and trending technologies in-house. This faded the need to outsource your work to offshore BPO companies.

Innovation of automation technologies and equipment changed the basic plethora of choosing top BPO service providers. Businesses are prioritising automation, deeming it a highly desirable attribute among BPO Industry. Moreover, BPO firms have to invest their valuable time in upskilling their workforce with the skillsets to handle complex tasks with AI systems.

Evolving Client Expectation

The primary motive behind brands and enterprises partnering with BPO companies was to save time and cost. Well, the tides have changed! Clients are looking for business process outsourcing partners that can adapt and innovate alongside them. Nowadays, Businesses look beyond flexible offerings and timely delivery.

With AI, ML, and self-learning algorithms, clients are prioritising companies that rely on high-end equipment to carry out tasks. Client expectations regarding innovation and flexibility have undergone a significant shift. Moreover, with evolving technologies, clients have become more knowledgeable about their work culture, competitors, market trends, etc. Clients are more likely to demand greater transparency, performance metrics, and expectations when they are planning to outsource their in-house work.

Bottomline

A balanced understanding of the potential benefits and challenges of outsourcing is essential. We are confident that this blog has helped you get a basic idea of the current business process outsourcing sector. With technological advancements, evolving client expectations, and talent acquisition complexities, BPOs must capitalise on the new opportunities by upskilling their workforce with cutting-edge tools and retention strategies to bridge the gap between human capabilities and evolving technologies for both clients and BPO service providers. As one of the top BPO companies in India, we can guide you in every aspects of business process outsourcing. Get in touch with us via mail at support@allianzebpo.com today for free consultation.

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Takahiro Mizuno, Director and Chief Tamagotchi Officer at Bandai Japan Featured in Nikkei Business Publications Article on Tamagotchi Uni

Nikkei Business Publications is a book and magazine publisher based  in Tokyo, Japan which also features a website on all things business. With Tamagotchi gearing up for the next major anniversary, and the release of the Tamagotchi Uni, Nikkei Business Publications featured an article about the Tamagotchi Uni, and even spoke with Takahiro Mizunio, Director and Chief Tamagotchi Officer, and Hirohiko Sekito, Global Toy Planning Department Planning Team Manager.

The article reviews the new Tamagotchi Uni and how it features Wi-Fi connectivity, along with pink and purple shell colors which are popular amongst generation Z. With the Tamagotchi brand a few years away from the 30th anniversary, it is not uncommon to see three generations of Tamagotchi-loving family fans.

Throughout the years, there have been releases of Tamagotchi in select markets, but regular market updates were limited to the Japan market. One of the features of the Tamagotchi Uni is that this is a global model that unifies all design and play content. 

Mr. Takahiro Mizuno, Chief Tamagotchi Officer explains the the reason why it became the same model worldwide. As the Tamagotchi Original was re-released in North America, the Tamagotchi was discovered more and more and people starting enjoying it as a fashion item instead of accessories, inflicters and celebrities wore them. Would you look at that, the Tamagotchi Original was a huge influence for a global release, remember that!

It was widely recognized not only by those who play with it, but also the young people of generation Z who were unaware of the trends. It means a lot that Tamagotchi fans all over the world can play with the same model! We agree!

Tamagotchi Original has become a mega-hit product with shipments of approximately 4.4 million units in Europe and the United States between 2018 and 2022. In 2022 they were released again in Japan, sold in WEGO stores for the young demographic, and succeeded in acquiring a new target for people in their teens and twenties. “I feel that a new brand value has been created,” says Mr. Mizuno.

The Tamagotchi Smart was the first wearable model which returned to the original concept of caregiving play and was a model that was more enjoyable to play alone. However the spread of online culture due to COVID-19 has boosted the installation of Wi-Fi in the Tamagotchi Uni.

Mr. Daihiko Sekito of Bandai, who was in charge of planning, recalls, "I wanted to create an environment where I could communicate with fans around the world with my own Tamagotchi. The Wi-Fi function that allowed me to connect to the Internet was essential.”

The Wi-Fi function uses IoT service of Amazon Web Services, designed to withstand the connection of more than 1 million units worldwide. Mr. Mizuno says, "It's great to be able to update and add functions. Adding fun will make it a model that you can play for a longer time than before." Although it is such a small device, it has become a platform like a smartphone.

There are also opportunities to interact with influencers and talents who acted as image characters for this promotion. Limited-time game events are held at Tama Arena, and event information is available via the cloud.

In the medium-term plan that started in 2022, we set the goal of “Connect with Fans” and set the goal of deepening global connections centered on IP (intellectual property).”I think that the environment for Japanese products to sell overseas has become even better. Now is the perfect opportunity for the BANDAI NAMCO Group to increase the value of its IP. I would like to ride this trend and expand Tamagotchi more and more." Mr. Mizuno)

It is very interesting to see both Takahiro Mizuno and Daihiko Sekito of Bandai interacting with the Tamagotchi Uni together, and with Tamagotchi Uni packaging from outside of Japan. This was an awesome article that really provides some additional insight into the Tamagotchi Uni and how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the development of a Tamagotchi that connects the globe together.

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Driving Profits

One of the biggest problems faced by long-distance shippers, whether they be truck, rail, air, or ship, is the back haul. Suppose you made your delivery. Now your delivery vehicle, whatever it may be, is empty. In an ideal world, there would be another load to haul back, which would make the whole proposition lucrative for those in the shipping business.

Alas, it doesn’t always work out that way, and the train loads I see of stacked shipping containers heading west on the BNSF mainline by my house possibly are empty. You know. They are on their way back to China and other Asian nations so they can be refilled with more stuff for us.

It would be nice to keep those cars full of cargo, whatever kind it is. Now if we could just figure out how to send more things back to Asia. Not all containers go back empty, but our long-term imbalance of trade implies that at least some do. We consume more than we produce, and import more than we export.

A somewhat related problem is that faced by taxi and rideshare drivers. Airports are common pickups and drop-offs. Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a steady flow of those so that you never had an empty back seat? It’s not like these drivers can operate their vehicle like a bus, with people always getting on and off. No, they are doing repetitive out-and-backs, unless they get lucky and can string together customers.

Then there’s meal delivery services. A driver may be able to pack multiple orders in his or her vehicle if they are going to the same general location, but you can’t do too much of this, lest meals turn cold. And once again, you have to return to a restaurant—much like the airport—for the next gig.The result is empty vehicles, just like those shipping containers. It costs money to run empty.

Uber, though, has figured out their core business better than most. They are in the transportation business. Hauling people to and from morphed into Uber Eats, which helps connect more dots. And now they have launched their package return service, yet another transportation-related offering aimed to keep vehicles full of something, whatever it may be.

For $5 (and only $3 for UberOne members), an Uber driver will pick up your e-commerce return, and drop it off at the appropriate courier. (Uber One is a subscription service that offers discounts on rides, deliveries, groceries, etc., and costs $10 a month.) The return package must have prepaid shipping and be good to go. It is basically the complete opposite of how the package got to your porch in the first place.

Because, you know, returns can be a hassle, and they add one more stop to already busy days.

Returns is a bigger part of the equation than most people suspect. While it has trended downward the last couple of years to “only” 18.2% of online sales, it amounts to about $200 billion worth of returns a year. I am sure it is this number that Uber was focusing on when it decided to pursue this growth opportunity.

It’s a smart move by Uber, who wishes to expand into new customer markets, as well as further penetrate the ones it already serves. And with e-commerce predicted to grow 4.8% this holiday season to $221.8 billion, it stands to reason there will be plenty of returns. Never mind the rest of the year.

So I must ask the question: Are people going to pay $5 per package to make a return? At the surface, it seems like a fairly cheap convenience. I doubt I would use it, if only because there’s a UPS store only a couple of blocks from campus. It’s no big deal to swing by there. But if you live a busy life and do not have easy access to drop-off locations, then $5 may be a bargain.

There is one drawback, and that is the same as having front porch delivery in the first place: Porch pirates. It is just as possible that someone could steal your return as your delivery.

Otherwise, I see this as a win for Uber. They are working on solving a problem at the micro level. Now we need to work on the macro problem.

Dr “Running On Empty” Gerlich

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Bioplastics Market Share, Size, Global Driving Factors by Manufacturers, Growth Opportunities

The global bioplastics market size was USD 10.64 Billion in 2021 and is expected to register a revenue CAGR of 16.8% over the forecast period, according to the latest analysis by Emergen Research. Increase in demand for bioplastics from the automotive industry and demand for compostable plastics to improve soil quality are factors expected to support revenue growth of the market between 2022 and 2030. The automotive industry's primary objective and challenge is to reduce fuel consumption and pollutants by reducing vehicle weight. Bioplastics are effective materials for achieving this purpose. These smart plastics, such as bio-PA and bio-PP, have been embraced by major vehicle manufacturers to reduce environmental impact and provide additional strength to automobile components. Thus, demand for these plastics in the automotive industry owing to their excellent properties is anticipated to create lucrative growth prospects for companies in the market.

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The global Bioplastics market report covers the analysis of drivers, trends, limitations, restraints, and challenges arising in the Bioplastics market. The report also discusses the impact of various other market factors affecting the growth of the market across various segments and regions. The report segments the market on the basis of types, applications, and regions to impart a better understanding of the Bioplastics market.

Emergen Research has segmented the global Bioplastics market on the basis of type, platform, application, and region:

Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017-2027)

Biodegradable

Polybutylene Adipate Terephthalate (PBAT)

Polybutylene Succinate (PBS)

Polylactic Acid (PLA)

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)

Starch Blends

Others

Distribution Channel Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017-2027)

Online

Offline

Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2017-2027)

Packaging

Textile

Automotive & Transportation

Consumer Goods

Agriculture

Building & Construction

Others

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Based on the competitive landscape, the market report analyzes the key companies operating in the industry:

BASF SE, NatureWorks, Biome Plastics, Braskem, Biotec, Total Corbion, Plantic Technologies, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, Novamont SPA, and Toray Industries

Additionally, the report covers the analysis of the key players in the industry with a special focus on their global position, financial status, and their recent developments. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis and SWOT analysis have been covered by the report to provide relevant data on the competitive landscape.

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An Emergen Research report of 250 pages contains 194 tables, 189 charts and graphics, and anyone who needs a comprehensive analysis of the global Bioplastics market, as well as commercial, in-depth analyses of the individual segments, will find the study useful. Our recent study allows you to assess the entire regional and global market for Bioplastics. In order to increase market share, obtain financial analysis of each segment and the whole market. Look at how you can utilize the current and potential revenue-generating opportunities available in this sector. We believe that there are significant prospects for energy storage technology in this industry due to the rapid expansion of the technology. In addition to helping you build growth strategies, improve competitor analysis, and increase business productivity, the research will also assist you in making better strategic decisions.

Detailed Regional Analysis covers:

North America (U.S., Canada)

Europe (U.K., Italy, Germany, France, Rest of EU)

Asia-Pacific (India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Rest of APAC)

Latin America (Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of Latin America)

Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Rest of MEA)

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Growing adoption of automation technologies and IoT are the major factors driving the growth of the smart railway market. The European region dominated the...

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Will overseas warehouses be the antidote to international logistics problems?

Logistics problems continue to persist, coupled with repeated domestic epidemics, many sellers are beginning to consider the consolidation logistics industry can still hold on? But smart consolidation platforms have long found a way to ease supply chain tensions, which is to enhance logistics competitiveness by laying out efficient overseas warehouses in advance.

Overseas warehouses are not only a sudden outlier under the epidemic, but their growth is a major trend.

Recently years, consumers are increasingly looking forward to a more efficient logistics experience, through overseas warehouses, all kinds of goods are conveniently stocked and can be directly dispatched with local logistics, and the import headway takes the normal customs clearance process, which not only reduces the operation process and customs clearance obstacles, shortens the distribution time, but also reduces the rate of damage and loss of packages; on the other hand, overseas warehouses that can track the entire distribution status of goods and easily return and exchange goods are favored by buyers.

This approach of overseas warehouse is not only to enhance the platform user experience, overseas warehouse is also effective in reducing logistics costs and stimulating sales growth.

On the one hand, overseas warehouses improve the shopping experience for buyers and also indirectly improve the repurchase rate of goods, thus enhancing the sales of stores. On the other hand, postal parcels and international special line logistics have certain restrictions on the weight, volume and value of transported items, so most of the large items and valuable items can only be delivered by international express. The emergence of overseas warehouses not only breaks through the restrictions of weight, volume and value of items, but also expands the transport categories of sellers, and the cost is cheaper than international express. The natural advantages of overseas warehouse also make it stand out among many logistics forms and win the status of standard in mature cross-border consolidation markets such as North America and Europe.

Generally speaking, cross-border LCL adopts a general method and has many years of experience in cross-border logistics. Many cross-border container shipping sellers regard self-delivery as their basic business, and professional overseas warehouses have also been valued by every seller. In all respects, overseas warehouses are tantamount to the gospel of cross-border logistics. However, in the process of use, its disadvantages in standardization, specialization and digitization are increasingly prominent.

So it is very important to choose a professional and reliable overseas warehouse for self-shipping cross-border consolidation. unitbuy has been committed to supply chain management since its inception, and after years of dedicated polishing, has a professional logistics service, a platform for data services, supported by professional data to create a scientific, standardized and systematic self-shipping system, and has become a partner with major express service providers to provide overseas Chinese with headway logistics, overseas customs clearance, express mail, overseas warehousing, one-off delivery, and a full set of solutions for tax services!

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How Can a Checklist of Top Java Developer Skills Help You Hire the Right Talent in 2022?

The proliferating demand for Java Developers has revolutionized technical hiring. According to a 2022 Tech Skills and Trends Reports by Mercer | Mettl, “Java is the most in-demand job role.” 

Bridging the demand-supply gap with smart hiring while shifting the focus on skill-first hiring is a pressing priority in the remote work culture. Onboarding a newbie with the perfect concoction of technical & soft skills can serve as a complete package for your technical team.

A pertinent question for all tech recruiters & hiring managers is: 

“What Java developers skills should one look for to hire the right talent from a large number of applicants?”

Checklist of Best Java Developer Skills - Why a Requisite?

Time and again the biggest challenge that tech recruiters face is identifying the skills that best differentiate the candidates & arrive at a conclusion with the best-skilled talent hired. 

Java has been the most reliable programming language for over 2.5 decades & without any doubt, Java is here to stay for the long haul. As reports indicate, approximately 221,921 companies use Java with a 5.79% market share. 

Java is generally used across the board from computer software industries to retail & telecommunication. Having such high demand in the programming market, it comes as no surprise that the number of software developers using Java already reached 8 million worldwide in 2020 & continues to rise.

With such demand shortlisting & hiring the right talent requires a skills checklist. It streamlines the recruitment process, assists in onboarding the right talent & reduces the hiring time. The checklist offers an insight into what technical skills & soft skills are needed in a java developer.

In the Java developer recruitment market, having a checklist of the essential skills offers a lot of hiring insights & thus helps in screening the candidates easily. To obtain a well-rounded understanding of the skills required for a Java developer, check out: Top 10 Java Developer Skills to Check When Hiring in 2022!

How Can Skills Checklist Help to Hire the Right Java Developers?

Does a stack of resumes lying ideal on your desk perplex & stress you as a tech recruiter? A skills checklist on hand can be of help in the hiring process due to the following reasons:

Faster Talent Sourcing - You might have sourced 500 to 1000 resumes from job boards & other portals but how do you shortlist the right candidate for the job? A lot of the time despite of having the job description it’s not sufficient to make the pick. This is where a top in-demand skills checklist comes as a problem solver. By comparing the top required skills with the skills that a candidate poses, it becomes faster to source the most appropriate candidates.

The truthfulness of Resumes - According to a report by Criteria, “ 78% of the resumes are misleading.” Having a skills checklist can help tech recruiters ensure that the candidate actually has the Java developer skills that he/she claims to have in the resume. This can be evaluated with skill assessment tests that reveal how skilled the candidate is in real-time.

Avoid having a bad hire - On a lot of occasions, employers tend to make a bad hire in the rush to fill the vacant position. As per Career Builder research, “74% of the employers admit hiring the wrong person for the job.” Screening the skills of the candidates helps tech recruiters in the right skill mapping by identifying the top in-demand skills in addition to the skills required for accomplishing the task. This ensures the onboarding of the best match.

Address skill gaps - When businesses hire candidates who don't have the required skills, training is required to enable them to work on a project while the success of the delivery is also not guaranteed. On the contrary, having a skills checklist for hiring helps to identify the missing skills in candidate profiles & make the hiring decision likewise. Thus, out of the entire stack of applicants if the resume of X stands out as a skilled candidate hiring him/her can prove to be a plus point for the business.

Reduce Turnover - With a bad hire on the team, the employee turnover is surely expected to sweep upward. Research by the Aberdeen Group indicated that “those companies who conduct a pre-hire assessment of skills have a 39% lower turnover rate.” A skills checklist helps to assess skills in the early hiring phase to ensure that the skill requirements of the job align with the candidate’s skills realistically. This can help keep recruiters as well as candidates satisfied with their performance & can curtail the turnover to some extent.

Satisfactory Decision Making - When you as a tech recruiter shortlist the candidates based on a thorough assessment of both their resume & skills, the confidence in your decision mount up. As per the Aberdeen group study, “hiring managers are 36% more satisfied with their decision after skill screening.”

Concluding Thoughts!

Prepare a checklist for the essential Java developer skills & ease your hiring process. Hire the right people for open positions, be assured of higher productivity & avoid the high cost due to bad hiring. 

Make a well-informed hiring decision with the right skill sets.