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Packaging and Material Handling Lesson
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Added on 2019-09-21
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This lesson covers the fundamentals of packaging, including its functions and labeling, as well as issues such as environmental protection and packaging inefficiencies. It also covers unit loads, materials handling principles and equipment, and hazardous materials. The lesson is relevant for students studying logistics, supply chain management, and related fields.
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Packaging and Material Handling LessonPackaging and Materials HandlingWhat’s Included:Review: This moduleLearning Objectives:•To know how product features affect packaging and materials handling•To familiarize you with packaging fundamentals such as packaging functions and labeling•To appreciate select issues that affect packaging such as environmental protection and packaging inefficiencies•To learn about unit loads and the unit load platform•To identify materials handling principles and materials handling equipmentPresentations: Power Point Presentation or video provides overview of this week's material and helps you understand the terms and theories in graphic representations.Read:•Lecture Notes and eReadingsProduct Characteristics•Physical Characteristics1Substance form (solid, liquid, and gas)2Density of bulk materials3Ability to withstand exposure to elements4Respiration1◦Chemical Characteristics◦Incompatible products◦Products requiring chemicals2
◦Characteristics must be made known to consumers3Packaging FundamentalsBuilding-blocks conceptThe building-block concept is a key factor in unit loads. Building blocks have certain dimensions that allow them to stack or load on a pallet or similar piece of equipment. The building-blocks hierarchy is important to remember because each of the different building blocks is inside another and their total effect must be to protect the product. They functionin a complementary sense.◦Smallest unit is consumer package◦Each unit is stocked within the next larger one to protect the product4Packaging ◦refers to materials used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery, and presentation of goods5◦Serves three general functions▪To promote▪To protect▪To identify (label) the relevant product•The three general functions of packaging may come into conflictwhen say for example, although from a retailing perspective it might be desirable to have an attractive promotional message on the outside of a box, when this box is in a warehouse the same message might make it easier for a thief to determine quickly which boxes contain the most valuable items.Promotional and Protective Functions of Packaging◦Protective functions of packaging▪Enclose materials▪Restrain materials from undesired movement▪Separate contents to prevent undesired contact▪Cushion contents from outside vibrations and shocks▪Support the weight of identical containers stacked
above▪Position the contents to provide maximum protection▪Provide for uniform weight distribution▪Provide exterior surface for labeling▪Be tamperproof▪Be safe for consumers or others•A thoughtful examination of the 10 functions would suggest thatnot every function is applicable to every package. For example, tampering tends to be more important with food and drugs than with, say, paper products. In addition, separation of the contents to prevent undesired contact is likely more important with fragile items such as glassware.Package Testing and Monitoring◦A package system requires 3 types of information to design▪Severity of the distribution environment▪Fragility of the product▪Performance characteristics of various cushion materials•Various packaging material manufacturers and trade organizations provide free package testing that attempts to duplicate shipping hazards such as vibration, dropping, compression, and rough handling, among others. Actual monitoring of the environment the package must pass through can be done by enclosing recording devices within cartons of the products that are shipped. More sophisticateddevices record over time a series of variables, such as temperature, humidity, and acceleration force and duration.◦Package testing▪Vibrations▪Dropping▪Horizontal impacts▪Compression▪Overexposure to extreme temperatures or moisture▪Rough handling
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