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The Link between Sustainable Packaging and Competitiveness in Supply Chains

The Link between Sustainable Packaging and Competitiveness in Supply Chains

Sustainable packaging materials, such as metal, are becoming important to broader supply chain sustainability. At the same time, every link in a supply chain should be focused on sustainable solutions that make logistics more economically efficient and eco-friendly. Paying attention to improving Service Parts Logistics (SPL), which involves ordering replacement parts, is a crucial key for supply chains to evolve toward sustainability.

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Food packaging design and consumer perception of the product quality, safety, healthiness and preference:Willingness to pay more for a better packaging

Food packaging design and consumer perception of the product quality, safety, healthiness and preference:Willingness to pay more for a better packaging

Evidence is growing among market researchers there's a willingness for consumers to pay more for better packaging. In a recent survey among Lebanese consumers published by Emerald Insight, 73 percent of respondents said they were willing to pay more for higher-quality packaging. This survey reflected individuals from backgrounds in higher education and higher income.

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Food packaging design and consumer perception of the product quality, safety, healthiness and preference: Packaging Features

Food packaging design and consumer perception of the product quality, safety, healthiness and preference: Packaging Features

What do consumers think about food packaging design? A recent consumer study revealed their perceptions of the packaging and how it relates to safety and quality. Here's a look at this food packaging design study and other research that points to concerns for packaging designers. 

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Food packaging design and consumer perception of the product quality, safety, healthiness and preference:Effect of packaging material on the consumers

Food packaging design and consumer perception of the product quality, safety, healthiness and preference:Effect of packaging material on the consumers

Consumer perceptions of quality, safety and healthiness affect food purchasing decisions among various sectors of society. Packaging designers must look at current trends and realize that environmental and health concerns are much more pronounced today than in the past. Here's a look at how studies continue to point to the need for packaging designers to focus more on sustainable solutions.

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Innovation and Design Process for Pharmaceutical Packaging

Innovation and Design Process for Pharmaceutical Packaging

One of the major industries facing enormous packaging design challenges is pharma. A crucial challenge is to craft more innovative and inclusive features without taking away from informative labeling. Various stakeholders have a wide range of demands that are difficult for packaging designers to balance with utility and aesthetics. Here's a look at what pharmaceutical companies need to consider to improve packaging.

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Drivers, barriers and performance outcomes of sustainable packaging

Drivers, barriers and performance outcomes of sustainable packaging

Three key barriers exist that limit the development of sustainable packaging. Those barriers are cost/benefit ambiguity, additional costs, and trade-offs between package requirements. These barriers partly relate to company size. Here's a look at how a focus on environmental issues will help lead businesses toward sustainable packaging solutions.

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Carative Factors in the Design of Packaging - Benevolence

Carative Factors in the Design of Packaging - Benevolence

Benevolence is the quality of kindness, which can be conveyed in packaging design as part of what attracts customers. The carative nature of benevolence makes it a crucial element of packaging design that helps prospects decide whether or not to buy the product. Here's a look at how benevolence can be an important and effective theme in packaging.

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Carative Factors in the Design of Packaging - Empathy

Carative Factors in the Design of Packaging - Empathy

The carative factor of empathy in packaging design is a signal to the consumer that the manufacturer understands their feelings about the problem the product solves. This understanding is important in today's wide range of online choices for consumers at their fingertips. Showing empathy helps a brand stand out and connect better with followers. Here are important points to know about embedding empathy in packaging design.

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Carative Factors in the Design of Packaging - Commitment

Carative Factors in the Design of Packaging - Commitment

The concept of carative factors has expanded from the nursing world to packaging design. Carative factors relate to thoughtful ideas embedded in packaging that communicate directly the consumer. These factors help convey the company's mission and concern for the individual who purchases the product. Here's a look at how the carative element of commitment can be applied to packaging design to improve the brand-consumer relationship.

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