IMPORTANCE OF PACKAGING IN LOGISTICS PROCESSES IN COMPANY EMO ORODJARNA D.O.O.

Živimo v času, ko že vsako podjetje spremlja, meri in optimira vse faze svoje dejavnosti. Tako je pozornost v Emo Orodjarni d.o.o. namenjena tudi optimiranju stroškov embaliranja, pakiranja in transporta izdelkov. To pa lahko podjetje doseže z optimalnim izborom embalaže, pakiranja samega izdelka ter dobrim poznavanjem transportnih poti. Embalaža s svojimi lastnostmi in značilnostmi sicer opravlja najrazličnejše funkcije. Najstarejša je zaščitna funkcija, ki je poleg funkcije ekonomičnosti in varstva okolja, za naše podjetje edina in najbolj pomembna, saj proizvodu omogoča, da do kupca prispe nepoškodovan. Namen diplomskega dela je bil pregledati poslovanje na področju embaliranja in pakiranja, ter ugotoviti pomen pakiranja za logistične procese na primeru podjetja. V teoretičnem delu smo najprej prikazali razvoj in cilje logistike ter podali definicije in izhodišča o embalaži in pakiranju. Teoretično ustrezna embalaža in ustrezno izbran postopek pakiranja zagotavljata nemoten potek notranjih in vseh nadaljnjih logističnih procesov. V drugem delu smo na primeru podjetja Emo Orodjarna d.o.o., prikazali pomen pakiranja kot predpogoj za dober potek nadaljnjih logističnih procesov. Ugotovili smo, da je podjetje zelo specifično, saj je njegova dejavnost naravnava na proizvodnjo orodij, ki jih kupci nadalje uporabljajo za izdelavo vgradnih delov v avtomobilski industriji. Zato pride do izraza predvsem in samo transportna embalaža, ki ščiti in varuje izdelke predvsem pred mehanskimi vplivi.Success of every Company today depend on monitoring, measuring and optimization of each of it\u27 s activity. In Emo Orodjarna d.o.o. special team of experts were established to optimize costs of logistics process. This can be achieved by an optimal choice of packaging, packaging process and good knowledge of transportation possibilities. Those are number of different functions of packaging. Probably the oldest is to protect the product against damages for Emo Orodjarna d.o.o. is beside economic and environment protection, this function the most important regarding to our products. We can conclude that the main purpose of packaging for our company is, that the product remains undamaged during the logistic process. Main purpose of this text is to describe the present activities in packaging process and to define the influence of packaging in the logistics process in Emo Orodjarna d.o.o.. In theoretical part of this text we describe the development and aims of logistics and some definitions about packaging and packaging process. Theoretically, the correct packaging and packaging process is the base for successful internal and external logistics process. Second part of this text describes the importance of packaging for further logistic process in Emo Orodjarna d.o.o.. Emo Orodjarna d.o.o. is very specific company regarding logistics process. Production program is developing on construction of tools, which are used in car industry. In this case the transportation packaging with function of protection the product against mechanical damage, is used