The world is demanding more of products and packaging: they need to travel through different channels, be sustainable, meet ever evolving regulatory requirements, and keep up with consumer tastes.

And most organizations aren’t equipped to keep up.

In The Evolution of Products and Packaging, Matthew Wright provides a first-hand account of the trends that ushered in an explosion of SKUs and an increase in supply chain complexity that plagues manufacturers, brands, and retailers still today.

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Matthew Wright is the founder & CEO of Specright, the first cloud-based platform for Specification Management. Specright has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor, received the Salesforce Innovation Award and was named one of the Top Places to Work by the OC Register and Built in LA. Wright is also a published author and his book, “The Evolution of Products and Packaging,”was named to the Amazon Hot New Release List for Industrial Relations Business and has a five star rating.

Prior to founding Specright, Wright spent more than 25 years in the packaging industry, holding leadership positions at International Paper, Temple Inland, and rightPAQ — a packaging company he co-founded. He has also been involved in leading multiple M&A deals in the packaging industry and sits on the Packaging Advisory Board at Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo.
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“I witnessed the explosion of SKUs during my time at PepsiCo and the rise of eCommerce as the first CEO of Walmart.com. In The Evolution of Products & Packaging, Matthew Wright does more than explain how we got to where we are, but how we can prepare now for where the industry is going.”
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The Evolution of Products & Packaging

The world is demanding more of products and packaging: they need to travel through different channels, be sustainable, meet ever evolving regulatory requirements, and keep up with consumer tastes.

And most organizations aren’t equipped to keep up.

In The Evolution of Products and Packaging, Matthew Wright provides a first-hand account of the trends that ushered in an explosion of SKUs and an increase in supply chain complexity that plagues manufacturers, brands, and retailers still today.

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“I witnessed the explosion of SKUs during my time at PepsiCo and the rise of eCommerce as the first CEO of Walmart.com. In The Evolution of Products & Packaging, Matthew Wright does more than explain how we got to where we are, but how we can prepare now for where the industry is going.”
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The Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at Northwestern Kellogg School of Business
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The Evolution of Products & Packaging

The world is demanding more of products and packaging: they need to travel through different channels, be sustainable, meet ever evolving regulatory requirements, and keep up with consumer tastes.

And most organizations aren’t equipped to keep up.

In The Evolution of Products and Packaging, Matthew Wright provides a first-hand account of the trends that ushered in an explosion of SKUs and an increase in supply chain complexity that plagues manufacturers, brands, and retailers still today.

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Inside the Evolution of Products & Packaging:

You’ll recognize stories of the struggles organizations face when it comes to managing critical data and get a glimpse into the future of how data can drive the answers to some of our most pressing supply chain challenges.

“I witnessed the explosion of SKUs during my time at PepsiCo and the rise of eCommerce as the first CEO of Walmart.com. In The Evolution of Products & Packaging, Matthew Wright does more than explain how we got to where we are, but how we can prepare now for where the industry is going.”
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The Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at Northwestern Kellogg School of Business
Why You Need Specright

When everyone has access to specifications, amazing things happen – faster product development, improved quality, and less waste.

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