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Packaging is the enclosing of a physical for individual households.
object, typically a product that requires Information transmission - Information on
protection from tampering. Labelling how to use, transport, or dispose of the
refers to any written or graphic product is often contained on the package
communications on the packaging or on a or label. An example is pharmaceutical
separate but associated label. products, where some types of information
Packaging and labeling have seven are required by governments.
objectives: Marketing - The packaging and labels can
Protection against physical impact on be used by marketers to encourage
object - The objects enclosed in the potential buyers to purchase the product.
package may require protection from, Package design has been an important and
among other things, damage caused by constantly evolving phenomenon for dozens
physical force, moisture, oxygen, rain, of years.
heat, cold, sunlight, pressure, airborne Reducing theft - Some packages are made
contamination, automated handling larger than they need to be so as to make
devices, or any combination of one or theft more difficult. An example is
more of these. software packages that typically contain
Protection against dust and dirt - In a only a single disc even though they are
modern supply chain products are subject large enough to contain dozens of discs.
to different environments. They start These packages may also be deliberately
packed in boxes and stacked on a pallet. difficult to open, to hamper thieves from
In about 80% the products end up in a removing their contents without drawing
distribution center for commissioning and notice. Packages also provide
fine distribution to the store where the opportunities to include anti-theft
product will be sold. During this period devices, such as dye-packs or electronic
the physical protection also applies to article surveillance tags, that can be
dust and dirt that can easily settle on activated or detected by devices at exit
the consumer packaging. Especially points and require specialized tools to
products packed in plastic containers deactivate. Using packaging in this way
like shampoos, detergents and ketchups is a common tactic for loss prevention.
due to static charging easily attract Prevention of pilferage and tampering -
dust and dirt. As a consumer we don't Products are exposed to many contacts in
want to get dirty hands when picking up a the supply chain. Persons handling could
product from the shelf. Transportation steal products (pilferage), replace full
packaging keeps our products clean and products with empty ones or add unwanted
neat until the shelf and helps cut contaminants to the contents (tampering).
cleaning costs on the shop floor. Packaging that cannot be re-closed or
Agglomeration - Small objects are gets physically damaged (shows signs of
typically grouped together in one package opening) is very helpful in the
for reasons of efficiency. For example, a prevention of these acts. The flaps of
single box of 1000 pencils requires less corrugated and cardboard boxes are
physical handling than 1000 single therefore glued in such a way that any
pencils. Alternatively, bulk commodities opening irreversibly damages them. The
(such as salt) can be divided into overpackaging of certain objects has led
packages that are a more suitable size to a phenomenon known as wrap rage.






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