Logistics improvement through packaging rationalization: a practical experience

Companies working in the current competitive environment must deal with strategies for cost minimization and differentiation. Both strategies must be adopted in order to maintain, or ideally to improve, their position in the market. This includes logistics costs and, of course, packaging costs. Proj...

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Published in:Packaging technology & science 2006-11, Vol.19 (6), p.303-308
Main Authors: Garcia-Arca, Jesus, Prado-Prado, J Carlos, Lorenzo, Antonio-Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Handling, storage, packaging, transport
logistics
packaging
supply chain
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Summary:Companies working in the current competitive environment must deal with strategies for cost minimization and differentiation. Both strategies must be adopted in order to maintain, or ideally to improve, their position in the market. This includes logistics costs and, of course, packaging costs. Projects to rationalize packaging contribute to the realization of such strategies because of their implications for logistics and sales. This paper attempts to justify this statement from a logistics viewpoint, presenting the methodology and actions used for packaging innovation at the Spanish frozen food company Pescanova. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0894-3214
1099-1522
DOI:10.1002/pts.723