Unit 6 Packaging[1]

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1、UnitSixPackagingPartOneTextPackagingPackagingisnowconsideredas“theart,science,andtechnologyofpreparinggoodsfortransportandsale”byBritishStandardsInstitution,and“ameansofensuringthesafedeliveryofaproducttotheconsumerinsoundconditionandatminimumcost”.Packagingisalsoconsidere

2、dasanimportantpartofthesupplychain,andtheveryproperdesignanduseofpackagingnotonlyfacilitateonstorage,handlingintransportationbutalsoonotherfunctionssuchasproduction,sellingandpurchasing.WhytheGoodsNeedPackaging?Inthepast,packaginginthetradefieldwerefrequentlyignoredordownp

3、layedwhenthelogisticsdecisionswerebeingmade.However,packaginghasbeendefinitelyaffectedquiteafewrespectsoftheproducts,notonlyinthemarket,butalsoincustomerservicelevels.Fromtheproductionside,packagingmayalsointerestproduction,sinceproductionemployeesoftenpackagethegoods.Thep

4、ackagesize,shape,andmaterialgreatlyaffectproduction’slaborefficiency.Fromthelogisticsperspective,althoughpackagingisnotascostlyastransportation,10percentofintegratedlogisticscostscanbeattributedtopackaging.Furthermore,mostgoodsrequireprotectionastheymovethroughtheintegrate

5、dlogisticssystem.Packagingcanalsohelppreventtheftanddamageandalsohelppromotegoodsandinformthecustomer.Packagingaffectsnotonlymarketingandproductionbutalsomanyotherintegratedlogisticsactivities.Thesize,shape,andtypeofpackagingmaterialinfluencethetypeandamountofmaterialhandl

6、ingequipmentaswellashowgoodsarestoredinthewarehouse.Likewise,packagesizeandshapeaffecttransportationinloading,unloading,andtransportingaproduct.Theeasieritistohandleaproduct,thelowerthetransportationratewillbe⒈.Thelinkingofpackagingwithintegratedlogisticsisnomoreevidenttha

7、nwithtransportation⒉.PackingandMarkWhatevermodeoftransportisadopted,thegoodstobetransportedwillrequirepacking.Aspackingmaterialsusedandthewaysthegoodsarepackedwill,tosomeextent,determinewhetherthegoodscanreachthedestinationinsoundcondition,theexportershouldattachimportance

8、tothepackingofthegoods⒊.Onthepartoftheseller,heshouldensurethatthepackingcaneffectivelypr