The Significance of Logistic Package System Design

Abstract

Implementation of packaging that provides protection for the transportedgoods is a significant cost factor in logistics. Remarkable savings can beachieved, if the packaging material used is reduced to a minimal level,meanwhile high capacity utilization of vehicles is achieved and throughprecision design of package transportation damages are avoided. In the firstpart of the article complex packaging systems and the external effects thatemerge during transportation are demonstrated. The physical quantitativefeatures of the external effects in specific cases have to be determined andtested through laboratory simulations. This will determine whether thechosen packaging system is adequate for these features, or does it have tobe modified by an iterative procedure in order to allow the utilization ofminimal packaging material, while only providing the necessary minimalproduct protection. The second part of the article deals with the features ofdifferent effects in specific cases, and how to build up laboratorysimulations.