Packaging as a key element in improving logistics

Logistics and packaging have the common goal of providing the greatest satisfaction to customer needs

When we talk about the logistics chain, we refer to all the phases that make up the production process of a certain product, from the supply of the material necessary for its production to the distribution of the finished product to its final consumer.

In this sense, packaging is a key logistics tool that must meet market demands, taking into account the characteristics of the product and adjusting to transport conditions.

We could say that logistics and packaging have a common goal and that is to provide the greatest possible satisfaction to customer needs.

Taking into account that the function of packaging is to protect and preserve the merchandise in the best conditions, it is important to note that each product requires a specific packaging, according to its physical characteristics, its fragility and its durability.

The main characteristics of logistics packaging are:

- Adaptable to the content that is transported so that it can withstand movement pressures or impacts without affecting the product.

- Quality packaging. The material and format of the packaging used must guarantee optimum protection of the product throughout the chain and resistant to adverse weather conditions.

- Easy to handle and assemble. Simple packaging to handle both by the manufacturer, the carrier or the customer.

- Always sustainable, with the aim of minimizing the environmental impact.

In this last, but not least important characteristic, a packaging solution increasingly used in the industry, such as returnable or reusable packaging, takes on special relevance, a more profitable and ecological solution for those companies that have a large flow of goods between plants. .

The improvement of the materials allows to extend the useful life of the returnable packaging, maintaining its durability and resistance. For this reason, at Tecnicarton, we design returnable packaging according to the quality requirements of our clients' products, manufacturing them to measure and in a multimaterial way, so that both the packaging material and its packaging are optimal for the needs of each product. and its logistics chain.

In addition to offering our client the packaging they need for their product, we also have a series of logistics packaging complements ranging from plastic pallets to smart packaging devices, which allow us to obtain information on the product that the packaging contains throughout of the supply chain.