PCA to close box plant, G7 to release 100 million barrels, Tokyo has 5.90 maintenance jobs per applicant — and 5 more | BPJ News
For printers, reducing labor now means weighing not just equipment consolidation, but also maintenance staffing and the work customers do to prepare their own files.
US-based PCA plans to close a box plant employing 91 people and move its work to larger sites, including a newly built plant. The G7's fuel release and Tokyo's shortage of maintenance workers bear on delivery and upkeep costs, while changes in production tools affect the scope of work printers take on with each order.
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A US corrugated packaging plant is closing as work is consolidated elsewhere. A coordinated fuel release has been agreed, while maintenance and repair vacancies in Tokyo far outnumbered job seekers. On the Mac, permissions granted to support tools are being reviewed. On paper, a book inviting readers to write answers to its questions has gone on sale.
PCA to close box plant permanently, affecting all 91 employees…
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