Alliance for Innovation & Operational Excellence Forms Groups for Packaging Machinery, End Users
Alliance for Innovation & Operational Excellence (AIOE), Reston, Va., formed the Total Cost of Ownership Solution Group (TCOSG) and Engineering Solution Group (ESG). Membership consists of representatives from packaging machinery and end user organizations.
TCOSG works on standardizing TCO metrics, while ESG develops guidelines for sanitary equipment design for low-moisture foods and a process to encourage adoption by the industry.