Reducing environmental impact and increasing reliability through packaging: A lifecycle assessment approach

Franey, J. P.; Okrasinski, Thomas A.; Schaeffer, William J.

doi:10.1002/bltj.20449

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“…For instance, a trade-off between having a large package for maximal visibility in a store is not compatible with a logistics requirement of having a small packagea compromise is necessary. However, a trade-off between economic and environmental requirements may be fulfilled with an innovative packaging solution, which fulfils both requirements (Franey et al, 2010). Consequently, the scientific knowledge of trade-offs in packaging logistics would increase if the trade-offs could be more fine-tuned, for instance, by being categorised according to type and characteristics.…”

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Paradoxes in supply chains: a conceptual framework for packed products

Pålsson

Sandberg

2020

IJLM

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PurposeGrounded in paradox theory, and with the objective of structuring and extending existing knowledge of conflicts of interest (e.g. trade-offs) in packaging logistics, the purpose of this paper is to identify categories of paradoxical tensions in packaging systems used in supply chains, and to develop a conceptual framework that describes these categories.Design/methodology/approachThis research uses a theory building approach. It develops a conceptual framework of paradoxical tensions for packed products in supply chains. It revises and extends current knowledge in this domain by applying paradox theory from organisational research.FindingsThe paper develops a generic, conceptual framework that identifies, categorises and describes packed product paradoxes on two system levels: supply chain and company levels. The categories of paradoxes refer to performing, organising, belonging and learning.Research limitations/implicationsThe framework provides a new theoretical explanation of conflicts of interest in packaging logistics in terms of paradoxical tensions related to packed products in supply chains. It structures and increases general understanding of such tensions within and between actors in a supply chain. The paper also discusses differences in terminology between tensions which are possible to settle and those which lead to paradoxes.Practical implicationsThe framework provides a structure for analysing the organisational impact of strategic packaging decisions. It can help highlight different stakeholders' organisational constraints related to packaging.Originality/valueThe framework's systematic categorisation of four types of paradoxical tensions, with thorough descriptions of the meaning of packed product paradoxes of each type, offers an expanded and in-depth explanation of the organisational impacts of packed products in supply chains.

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Paradoxes in supply chains: a conceptual framework for packed products

Pålsson

Sandberg

2020

IJLM

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“…Wyrwa and Barska (2017) further extended the role of packaging to protect, preserve, transport, inform and sell products, which includes the process of designing, evaluating and producing packaging. Various studies are dedicated to analyse the meaning of packaging from the perspectives of prolonging the life cycle (Licciardello, 2017;Jose et al, 2018), assessing environmental effect (William et al, 2012;Franey et al, 2010), building corporate image (Shnayder et al, 2016) and measuring customer satisfaction (Sanye et al, 2012;Pousette et al, 2014). With regard to the online purchased items, the packaging is the first impression when customers receive a product; thus, the impact of packaging on customer satisfaction would be more significant.…”

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Analysis of customers' return behaviour after online shopping in China using SEM

Lin

Lee

Siu

et al. 2020

IMDS

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the potential impacts of various variables on product return activities after online shopping. Previous studies on customer behaviour have been predominantly concerned with return on used products and other product-quality-related constructs in the model. This study aims to specially examine the logistics service-related and customer intention–related variables for general products under the e-commerce circumstance.Design/methodology/approachStructured questionnaire data for this study were collected in the two southeast cities of China (162 useable responses). Structural equation modelling was used to examine the latent variables.FindingsThe results confirmed that product return intention has the greatest impact on online shopping returns with a direct effect of 0.63, followed by the flexibility in return (logistics service) with a direct effect of 0.49.Originality/valueSuch a model not only enriches the theoretical understanding of customer behaviour studies but also offers online shopping stores and platforms a quantitative benchmark and new perspective on the design of online shopping supply chains by considering product returns so as to improve the customer satisfaction.

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“…In fact, environmental concerns appeared to be a small portion of the totality of pressures exerted on organizations in seeking to improve their packaging efforts. Internal operational issues, including organizational culture, functional prerogatives, product integrity and quality, employee safety and ergonomics, and above all, cost concerns drive their choices (Corey and Bone, 1992;Kassaye and Verma, 1992;Matthews, 2004;Routroy, 2009;Franey et al 2010). In recent times, significant pressures borne out of environmental concerns have risen from external sources including consumers and pressure groups, upstream and downstream supply chains, especially industrial customers and packaging producers, and the government (Corey and Bone, 1992;Kassaye and Verma, 1992;Labatt, 1997;Matthews, 2004;Verghese and Lewis, 2007;Dharmadhikari, 2012).…”

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Sustainable Packaging

White

Sarpong

Ndrecaj

2015

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development

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The issue of sustainability has attracted considerable attention over the last decade and has been accompanied by the development of stringent packaging material legislation for firms. Drawing on a single case approach, this paper examines the operational challenges faced by manufacturing SMEs as they strive to meet the expectations and requirements of increasingly demanding sustainable packaging regulations. The findings highlight the internal costs and complexities that are faced by manufacturing firms when complying with the regulations. It suggests that some firms may face financial and technical constraints that prevent them from reporting the significant efforts that they are making to improving packaging materials. More significantly it identifies the seemingly insurmountable problems that are faced by SMEs when confronted with powerful upstream or downstream supply chain partners that are resistant to improvement initiatives. This can result in organisations acting in a self-interested manner and consequently, the cumulative environmental impact of the supply chain is greater than it may be if organisations were more environmentally cooperative.

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Reducing environmental impact and increasing reliability through packaging: A lifecycle assessment approach

Cited by 4 publications

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Paradoxes in supply chains: a conceptual framework for packed products

Paradoxes in supply chains: a conceptual framework for packed products

Analysis of customers' return behaviour after online shopping in China using SEM

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