Question

"The only role packaging plays is to ensure the safe transportation of goods"

Q.2.1 To what extent do you agree with this statement? Provide relevant examples to support you answer.   (12)

Q.2.2 Identify a product available on the market, with unique packaging and state two reasons for its uniqueness. (3)

Answer 1

ANS 21.

Packaging plays a crucial role in the protection of goods during transport. A good mixture of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging is necessary to match safety, efficiency, and cost requirements.Software enables the determination of the optimal stacking pattern on a pallet. The packager arranges the boxes as close to the edge of the pallet as possible.The quality of transport packaging needs to be evaluated based on complete loads. Laboratory tests simulate incidents that can occur during transport.The distribution sector has been making more and more use of reusable transport packaging such as the standard returnable Euro pallet or the pallets rented from the CHEP pool.

The initial purpose of tertiary packaging is to transport large volumes of product. It consists of a system to stack products in their secondary packaging or to bundle them into a larger unit for efficient handling. In general, bulk products are packaged in bags or bales. Most consumer goods, however, are placed in boxes that are stacked on pallets. Evaluating the quality of transport packaging requires field tests on a complete load, for instance a fully stacked pallet. The Belgian Packaging Institute (BVI) executes such tests at the request of companies. In its laboratory, it simulates all incidents that can occur during transport. Complete pallets or bulk bags are subject to standard tests. The BVI installations simulate mechanical influences such as vibrations, shocks, vertical pressure, and falls. After each test, BVI measures the extent that the packaging has been moved or reshaped. This helps assess the risk of transport damage. BVI also operates climate chambers to correctly condition the loads or to simulate and determine the influence of variations in temperature and humidity.

Most consumer goods are stacked on pallets for transport. Safety and efficiency are key during the handling, transport, and storage of such pallets. That is why the goods need to be stacked correctly and the entire load needs to be stabilized properly. Software packages enable the calculation of the product’s optimal stacking pattern on a pallet. The calculations are based on the given dimensions of the pallet and goods. They also take into account the desired stacking height and the ability to stack boxes in a certain pattern. Such pattern stacking increases the stability of the entire load. However, it does increase the forces on individual boxes. It is possible to stack the boxes a few centimetres over the edge of the pallet, but this too weakens the boxes. Boxes can be stacked only 7 cm over the edge. If not, the supporting basis of the entire load is too small and the pallets stacked above weigh more heavily on the boxes below.

Ans 22. Now days food packaging is very unique .

reasons

Due to covid 19 everyone follow the precausions by which the idea of food packaging will change.

It also good for all of us. Now days delivery of the products are also no contact delivery .