Abstract: This disclosure includes various uses of extensible papers, for example to improve products typically made with conventional papers or as an alternative to plastic in products typically made with plastic. Examples of such products include bags such as retail shopping bags; primary product packaging; product bundle wraps; shipping products such as envelopes, pallet wrap, blocking, bracing, and cushioning; personal protection equipment (PPE) and medical products; food service products such takeaway wrappers for food; construction and landscape materials; and industrial and agricultural bags. In at least some of the present embodiments and configurations, the extensible paper has a machine direction (MD) extensibility of 10% or greater, and a cross-direction (CD) extensibility of 6% or greater.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for supplemental workforce procurement and management. The method comprises: receiving a request form from a hiring entity for a supplemental worker that includes a work location, at least one skill type, a skill level associated with the at least one skill type, and a quantity of supplemental workers required for performing the job; generating a list of at least one supplier candidate that satisfies the criteria provided in the request form by accessing a data repository; and providing the list of at least one supplier candidate to the hiring entity. The data repository stores predefined skill types, predefined skill levels, supplier locations, and pre-negotiated pay rates. The method also comprises automatically transmitting the request form to a requisitioning tool for generating a requisition and automatically transmitting the requisition to a procurement engine for generating a purchase order.