PACKAGING LOGISTICS

Kao „vještina u rješavanju problema pomoću slova“ logistika se javlja još u doba Antike. Kao znanstvena disciplina nastaje sredinom 20. st. Danas se visoko ocjenjuje kao sredstvo konkurentske borbe i često je odlučujuća za rentabilnost. Logistika je cjeloviti sustav, a njezini podsustavi su izvršavanje narudžbe, držanje zaliha, skladištenje, transport i pakiranje. Pakiranje je omatanje proizvoda u odgovarajuće kutije, posude, omote i druge razne materijale. Njih zajednički nazivamo ambalaža. Bitna je logistička aktivnost i značajno pospješuje cirkulaciju robe. Njezina temeljna svrha je zaštita robe. Njezine funkcije su zaštitna, skladišno-transportna, prodajna i uporabna. Bilo koji materijal koji služi za izradu cijele ili dijela ambalaže je ambalažni materijal. Proces pakiranja se sastoji od radnih operacija kao što su priprema za pakiranje, odmjeravanje robe i punjenje, zatvaranje i završne radne operacije. Svaka od radnih operacija izvodi se ručno ili uz uporabu nekog stroja ili alata.As a “skill that solves the problems with the letters” logistics dates back to ancient times. As a scientific discipline, it was introduced in the middle of the 20th century. Today, it’s a vital asset for competitive advantage that often determines profitability. Logistics must be observed as a unique system which integrates several subsystems that include: order processing, stock management, warehouse management, transportation and packaging. To pack a product means to wrap it in a suitable boxes, jars, pots and other wrapping materials. Common name for all those materials is packaging. Packaging is very important logistics activity that significantly improves circulation of goods. Fundamental purpose of packaging is to protect the goods. Its basic functions are: protective function, stocking and transportation function, sales function and usage function. Any material that is used to make a packaging is called packaging material. Packaging process consists following operations: package preparation, package measuring, package filling, closing the package and all operations that follows. All these operations can be made manually or by machine