Abstract
Packaging design is one of the potential strategies for increasing logistics performance, not only from a cost reduction perspective, but also from a sustainable point of view. The deployment of a sustainable vision in packaging design should demand a holistic view of packaging, supply chain and product; this integrated vision is the main point of the “Sustainable Packaging Logistics” (SPL) approach. At a logistics level, a key link with the different stages of the supply chain is the secondary packaging, which most commonly takes the form of a corrugated cardboard box. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to develop a systematic and dynamic method that makes it possible to connect design decisions about the dimensions of that box with their impact on overall efficiency and sustainability of the supply chain. In order to develop this model, the impact on three different logistics systems is described. Those systems are palletizing, multimodal containers and parcel services. Likewise, in addition to proposing the theoretical model, the authors have tested it successfully in three different companies (with the three logistics systems mentioned) following the “action research” approach.
Highlights
In increasingly competitive, turbulent and global markets, firms and, more generically, the supply chains they belong to, must promote actions that increase efficiency and sustainability, within the scope of logistics and transport
At the same time, packaging design can facilitate overall cost reductions for the supply chain, including logistics costs linked to handling, storage and, transport [7,9,18,19]
The main aim of this paper is to develop a systematic method for connecting secondary packaging design decisions with the measurement of overall efficiency and sustainability of the supply chain
Summary
Turbulent and global markets, firms and, more generically, the supply chains they belong to, must promote actions that increase efficiency and sustainability, within the scope of logistics and transport. Adequate goods transport management has become a strategic issue on the agendas of firms and administrations, not just because it contributes to reduced costs and improved services and because it is a way of reducing resource consumption, CO2 emissions and traffic congestion [1,2,3,4] In this context, packaging design is one of the key elements that can actively help improve supply chains, contributing to improved sustainability of logistics processes and activities [5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14]. At the same time, packaging design can facilitate overall cost reductions for the supply chain, including logistics costs linked to handling, storage and, transport [7,9,18,19]
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