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An Analysis of Performance Factors Evaluation of Reusable/Returnable Packaging

Development and application of reusable industrial packages, which can be used in assembly line has been investigated. The reusable industrial packages are often called reusable crates and totes or reusable/returnable packaging containers. The trend of development of reusable packaging systems has been facilitated by the plastics industry developing lightweight rugged crates and totes, which can be used in storages and manufacturing lines. Sizes range of these kind packages is from handled totes to pallet- load sized intermediate bulk containers for manufacturing. Possibility that each component reaches the manufacture at the right time, in the right sequence, and in the appropriate version, referred as Just-In-Sequence was analysed. An automotive supply chain characteristics and scheme of component suppliers’ structure in Just- In- Sequence way was illustrated. Materials properties of reusable packaging was studied. The most important packaging performance factors are durability, flammability, sanitation and ergonomics of packaging, which affect the cost, and operations of a reusable packaging system. Since the importance of industrial reusable packaging is growing up, the new sophisticated test method for transport packages are needed by which vulnerabilities and exposures in the application of reusable industrial containers will be taken into account.

reusable packaging ; manufacturing ; crates and totes ; Just-in-Sequence ; packaging performance ; test methods

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