A decision support system for container design in production systems

Harit, Santhanam; Taylor, G. Don; Asfahl, C. Ray

doi:10.1108/09576069710182018

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“…To avoid such sub‐optimization and to facilitate an integrative approach of assembly and material supply systems, packaging could play a key role because there are several interactions between packaging and logistics throughout the supply chain . In workstations, where the assembly and material supply systems can be physically integrated, considerable time and cost savings can be obtained by adjusting the packaging system to the assembly situation at hand and to the components used . Consequently, decisions and evaluations involving packaging require a holistic approach concerning all parts of a supply chain .…”

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“…3,4 In workstations, where the assembly and material supply systems can be physically integrated, considerable time and cost savings can be obtained by adjusting the packaging system to the assembly situation at hand and to the components used. 5,6 Consequently, decisions and evaluations involving packaging require a holistic approach concerning all parts of a supply chain. 7 Such an approach facilitates considerations of, for instance, fill rates in packaging and in transport throughout the supply chain, 8 in impacts of packaging on material supply processes 9 and in the proper protection of goods in handling of waste.…”

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Selection of Packaging Systems in Supply Chains from a Sustainability Perspective: The Case of Volvo

2012

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The purpose of this article is to develop an evaluation model for the selection of packaging systems in supply chains from a sustainability perspective. A theoretical evaluation model for comparing cost efficiency and the environmental impact of packaging systems in supply chains are developed from literature. The model is tested in a case study of a supply chain involving Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Logistics Corporation, comparing the use of newly developed, one‐way packaging with the sustainability of returnable packaging. The model compares the environmental and economic impacts of two packaging systems in a specific supply chain. The criteria used in the model are (i) packaging fill rate, (ii) packaging material, (iii) transport, (iv) material handling, (v) waste handling and (vi) administration. In the case study, the one‐way packaging resulted in fewer economic and environmental impacts, thereby indicating the importance for companies to question their packaging systems. The model has been tested on one component in a case study. It provides a comparison of the packaging choices included using comparative, but not absolute, figures for the economic and environmental impacts. Managers can use the model to compare packaging systems for component supply and determine the most sustainable packaging from environmental and economic perspectives. The case study indicated that the returnable packaging system commonly used in the automotive industry is not always preferable in terms of sustainability. The article fulfils the need to evaluate the impact of packaging systems on supply chain sustainability in terms of economic and environmental criteria. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Selection of Packaging Systems in Supply Chains from a Sustainability Perspective: The Case of Volvo

2012

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“…By analyzing the effects of packaging technology, package‐related cost and the environmental movement, Lockamy proposed a conceptual framework for assessing strategic packaging decisions . Harit et al presented a decision support system for container design by following a series of ‘design to fit’ strategies . However, for a company that has a great variety of products, the customized or ‘design to fit’ packaging design strategy often leads to increased packaging costs.…”

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“…12 Harit et al presented a decision support system for container design by following a series of 'design to fit' strategies. 13 However, for a company that has a great variety of products, the customized or 'design to fit' packaging design strategy often leads to increased packaging costs. Therefore, different from the literatures mentioned earlier, we improve the cost efficiency by optimizing the packaging system with less package sizes.…”

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Data Mining with Clustering Algorithms to Reduce Packaging Costs: A Case Study

Zhao

Johnsson

2017

Packag Technol Sci

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Reducing package‐related cost is essential for various companies and institutions. Different packages are usually designed separately for each and every product, which results in less cost‐effective packaging systems. In this study, a data mining model with three clustering algorithms was developed to modularize a packaging system by reducing the variety of packaging sizes. The three algorithms were k‐means clustering, agglomerative hierarchical clustering and self‐organizing feature map. The package models with similar shapes and sizes were clustered automatically and replaced by one package model with a size that suited them all. The study also analysed the financial effects including the purchasing and inventory costs of the package material and the transportation cost of the packaged products. The case study was carried out at Ericsson to select the best clustering algorithm of the three and to test the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed model. The results show that the packaging system modularized by the agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm is more cost‐effective in this case compared with the ones modularized by the other two clustering algorithms and with the one without modularization. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…For this reason, Decision Support Systems (DSSs) are increasing their importance as a suitable solution in this field. Thus, several researchers have designed DSSs for the operation, planning or design of container terminals (Murty et al 2005;Harit et al 1997;Van Hee, Wijbrands 1988). DSSs try to find out what would happen when making a series of decisions and then provide decisions or suggestions to managers.…”

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A decision-making model to design a sustainable container depot logistic network: the case of the port of Valencia

2015

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Abstract. In this paper, the design of a maritime container depot logistic network in a hinterland is studied. Containers are a basic tool in multimodal product transportation and all related operations have an impact on the environment due to different externalities such as noise, atmospheric and visual pollution. A three objective optimization model is used to minimize the total network cost, the environmental impact generated by the road transport operations associated with the depots (TI) and the environmental impact generated by the setting up and maintenance of the depots (FI). To determine the environmental impacts of each depot, Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) is used in both cases. In addition, a fuzzy multiobjective optimization approach has been used to solve the problem. The application case study is based on the Port of Valencia (Spain).

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A decision support system for container design in production systems

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Selection of Packaging Systems in Supply Chains from a Sustainability Perspective: The Case of Volvo

Selection of Packaging Systems in Supply Chains from a Sustainability Perspective: The Case of Volvo

Data Mining with Clustering Algorithms to Reduce Packaging Costs: A Case Study

A decision-making model to design a sustainable container depot logistic network: the case of the port of Valencia

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