Packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management. An analysis of briks

<p class="Abstract">In higher competitive markets, the suitable supply chain management (particularly, in logistic processes) and the adoptionof sustainability programs are strategic points in companies. In this context, no many companies have devoted special attentionto the impact o...

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Main Authors: Jesus García-Arca, A.T. González-Portela, J.C. Prado-Prado
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Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Production Management and Engineering
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Online Access:http://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/IJPME/article/view/1860
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J.C. Prado-Prado
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description <p class="Abstract">In higher competitive markets, the suitable supply chain management (particularly, in logistic processes) and the adoptionof sustainability programs are strategic points in companies. In this context, no many companies have devoted special attentionto the impact of packaging design on logistic efficiency and sustainability.</p><p class="Abstract">Thus, the integration of logistics and the packaging design has been conceptualized in the term «packaging logistics», par ticularly emphasizing its operational and organizational impact on supply chain performance. Going beyond, authors consider that a greater emphasis should be given to the important strategic connotations to do with packaging design,in many cases this being one of the supports of competitive advantages in the supply chain management from an overall perspective of efficiency and sustainability.</p>To illustrate this statement, in this paper, not only the conceptual field of this concept is developed, but also in its application, analysing a case study in dairy sector, particularly, focused on brik products .
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spelling doaj-art-c9a3f8b9e9364045b2a07f644aac6cd12025-01-02T14:28:28ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaInternational Journal of Production Management and Engineering2340-48762014-01-0121152210.4995/ijpme.2014.18601640Packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management. An analysis of briksJesus García-Arca0A.T. González-Portela1J.C. Prado-Prado2Universidad de VigoUniversidad de VigoUniversidad de Vigo<p class="Abstract">In higher competitive markets, the suitable supply chain management (particularly, in logistic processes) and the adoptionof sustainability programs are strategic points in companies. In this context, no many companies have devoted special attentionto the impact of packaging design on logistic efficiency and sustainability.</p><p class="Abstract">Thus, the integration of logistics and the packaging design has been conceptualized in the term «packaging logistics», par ticularly emphasizing its operational and organizational impact on supply chain performance. Going beyond, authors consider that a greater emphasis should be given to the important strategic connotations to do with packaging design,in many cases this being one of the supports of competitive advantages in the supply chain management from an overall perspective of efficiency and sustainability.</p>To illustrate this statement, in this paper, not only the conceptual field of this concept is developed, but also in its application, analysing a case study in dairy sector, particularly, focused on brik products .http://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/IJPME/article/view/1860packagingsupply chainlogisticssustainabilitybrik
spellingShingle Jesus García-Arca
A.T. González-Portela
J.C. Prado-Prado
Packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management. An analysis of briks
International Journal of Production Management and Engineering
packaging
supply chain
logistics
sustainability
brik
title Packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management. An analysis of briks
title_full Packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management. An analysis of briks
title_fullStr Packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management. An analysis of briks
title_full_unstemmed Packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management. An analysis of briks
title_short Packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management. An analysis of briks
title_sort packaging as source of efficient and sustainable advantages in supply chain management an analysis of briks
topic packaging
supply chain
logistics
sustainability
brik
url http://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/IJPME/article/view/1860
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