Essays on Packaging Materials

Developing New Product Packaging

The high level of competition in the consumer market has prompted companies to continually redesign their products and packaging techniques to meet the needs of their clients. Environment friendliness is one of the new factors that are currently influencing the purchasing decisions of many consumers. Modern consumers prefer green products and packaging techniques, which they believe are of high quality and helps in protecting the environment (Mayteekriengkrai, 2013). Interestingly, consumers are now ready to pay more for green products and packaging. Apart from green packaging, other factors that are considered in packaging industry include cost, volume, and time. The ...

[Institutional Affiliations] The packaging segment has seen many changes in recent years, and they all left their mark on the printing technology used in the manufacture of packaging. To meet the needs, a lot of print styles are designed for printing that can be fully integrated with the digital development process. A growing number of colors and expensive equipment and technology upgrading print products leads to the need to reduce make-ready time by changing the printing plates. For the production of high-quality cardboard boxes today simultaneously they apply several printing methods (such technique is possible, for example, in "hybrid" ...

Inventory Management in Apple and Coca-Cola

Inventory Management in Apple and Coca-Cola

Introduction

Inventory management constitutes one of the major concerns of business organizations. Efficient inventory management enhances the profitability of an organization by ensuring that all activities involving inventories are well controlled (Hill, 2012). In essence, inventories entail all assets that facilitate normal business operations, and they include stock of goods for sale, the raw material for production, and materials consumed in the manufacturing process. Primarily, inventories constitute the largest item in the categories of current assets (Williams, 2015). The valuation of stocks at the end of financial year is crucial for determination of profitability ...

It is imperative that different organizations consider using packaging materials that will ensure that products reach to their final destination safety (Seyoum, B. 2009). Packaging materials can come as either wood-based shipping material, paper-based shipping material or plastic-based shipping material among others. While these materials have a propensity to differ in terms of durability and quality, there are several merits and demerits of using these containers. It is important for a business to put into contemplation the complete supply chain when selecting the suitable packaging container. The supply chain comprises of distributors, suppliers, transporters, storage facilities and retailers, who ...

Demographic

Geography Chile is one of the Southern South American countries that borders the South Pacific Ocean and is located between Peru and Argentina. The country geographic coordinates are 30 00 S, 71 00 W, and occupies a total area of 756,102 square kilometers that include 12,290 square kilometers of water and 743,812 square kilometers of land. Compare to other countries in the region; Chile is slightly smaller than the size of Montana (CIA). The general climate of the region is temperate climate with Mediterranean in the central region, desert in the north, and damp and cool ...