Identifies the cost sensitive areas for each activity in the logistical system. Illustrates how packaging in addition to protecting and preserving contents can affect total system cost efficiency if designed to adapt well to unitized shipping methods and equipment: efficiently utilize warehouse storage.

Integrated Packaging Systems for Transportation and Distribution: 3 (Packaging and Converting Technology) | Ebeling (Author) | CRC Press

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Transport Modules
Chapter 2: Unitized Handling and Shipping
Chapter 3: Alternative Unitized Systems
Chapter 4: Unitized Handling by Clamp
Chapter 5: Unitized Shipping on Slipsheets
Chapter 6: Bulk Container Transport Modules
Chapter 7: Materials Handling
Chapter 8: Transportation
Chapter 9: Warehousing
Chapter 10: Research and Development for the Design of Transport Modules
Chapter 11: Case History 1: Bulk Raisin Modules
Chapter 12: Case History 2: Coffee Powder Modules
Chapter 13: Case History 3: Top-Lift Modules
Chapter 14: Case History 4: Wheeled Bulk Modules
Chapter 15: Case History 5: Bulk Goods Modules
Chapter 16: Case History 6: Strap-Suspended Modules
Chapter 17: Case History 7: Fabric Bulk Containers
Chapter 18: Case History 8: Bulk Containers for Liquid
Chapter 19: Case History 9: Unitized System Development
Chapter 20: Summary
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