Lecturte Logistics management - Chapter: Role of packaging as an element of logistics. The following will be discussed in this chapter: Definitions of packaging, role of packaging, purposes of packaging, factors, benefits, logistical packaging, types of logistical packaging, logistical function of packaging, types of packaging materials. | ROLE OF PACKAGING AS AN ELEMENT OF LOGISTICS LECTURER GOHOHO EMMANUEL SENA 1 MiD SEM ASSIGNMENT The Implication of Goods sold are not returnable on reverse logistics Format 9 pages Font 12 New times roman Spacing DeaDLINE 3 WEEKS FROM TODAY 2 CONTENT Definitions of Packaging Role of packaging Purposes of packaging Factors Benefits Logistical packaging Types of logistical packaging Logistical function of packaging Types of packaging materials 3 Difinitions of packaging Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale or use. Packaging also refers to the process of design, evaluation and production of packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods of transport, warehousing, logistics, sale and end use. Packaging contents, protects, preserves, transports, informs and sells. In many countries it is fully integrated into government, business, institutional, industrial and personal use. 4 ROLE OF PACKAGING Packing is the ‘indispensable’ for shopping as we know it today – supermarkets could not exist without it. Product wastage in supply chain is now minimal. Product presentation and information are key . Many markets owe their existence to developments in packaging -Packaged fruit juices -Packaged milk with longer shelf life 5 PURPOSE physical Protection - The objects enclosed in the package may require protection from, among other things, shock, vibration, compression, temperature, etc. Barrier Protection - A barrier from oxygen, water vapor, dust, etc., is often required. Containment or Agglomeration - Small objects are typically grouped together in one package for reasons of efficiency. Information transmission - Packages and labels communicate how to use, transport, recycle, or dispose of the package or product. With pharmaceutical, food, medical, and chemical products, some types of information are required by governments. Marketing - The packaging and labels can | ROLE OF PACKAGING AS AN ELEMENT OF LOGISTICS LECTURER GOHOHO EMMANUEL SENA 1 MiD SEM ASSIGNMENT The Implication of Goods sold are not returnable on reverse logistics Format 9 pages Font 12 New times roman Spacing DeaDLINE 3 WEEKS FROM TODAY 2 CONTENT Definitions of Packaging Role of packaging Purposes of packaging Factors Benefits Logistical packaging Types of logistical packaging Logistical function of packaging Types of packaging materials 3 Difinitions of packaging Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale or use. Packaging also refers to the process of design, evaluation and production of packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods of transport, warehousing, logistics, sale and end use. Packaging contents, protects, preserves, transports, informs and sells. In many countries it is fully integrated into government, business, institutional, industrial and personal use.
