LOGISTICAL PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION UNIT – IV-
LOGISTICAL PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION-
PACKAGING – CONCEPT:
Logistical packaging – concept
Purposes:
- Physical Protection
- Barrier Protection
- Containment or Agglomeration
- Information transmission
- Marketing
- Security
- Portion Control
Objectives for Packaging:
- Protection
- Cognizability
- Shortage and usage
Functions of Packaging
Essential Elements of Effective Packaging Design
Types of packaging materials:
- Monomaterial
- Multimaterial
New technologies for packaging solutions
Packaging Costs – Concept
Cost factors to be considered:
- Transportation costs
- Protection of the product
- Handling costs
- Warehousing costs
- Administrative costs
- Environmental costs
Packing Technology
What is a Transportation Management System?
What are the modes of transportation in logistics?
What is Freight Management Logistics?
Factors that affect freight rates:
- Classification of freight
- Distance of shipment
- Weight of freight
- Carrier base rate
- Absolute Minimum Charge
- Added surcharges
What is Route Planning?
CONTAINERIZATION – CONCEPT