Chapter
11:
1 Question 1 How do product
characteristics influence packaging and materials handling considerations?
2 Question 3 – What are the
three general functions of packaging? How might they come into conflict?
3 Question 5 – Describe some
of the devices that are used to monitor conditions during the journey that a
shipment makes.
4 Question 8 – What are some
environmental disadvantages to plastic packaging?
5 Question 9 – What
environmentally friendly packaging strategies might a firm adopt?
6 Question 11 – How can
reducing packaging inefficiencies improve the performance of a logistics
system?
7 Question 13 – Discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of the unit load.
8 Question 14 – What
trade-offs exist between wood, plastic, and metal pallets?
Question
20 – How might an organization’s order picking and assembly system influence
its decisions on materials handling equipment?
