Sustainable packaging design: A holistic methodology for packaging design

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 161-175

  Svanes, Erik ^a   Void, Mie ^a   Møller, Hanne ^a   Pettersen, Marit Kvalvåg ^b   Larsen, Hanne ^b   Hanssen, Ole Jørgen ^a  

^a Ostfold Research   (Norway)

^b Department of Food Safety and Quality ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Distribution chain; Life cycle perspective; Product quality preservation; Sustainable packaging design

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMBINED SYSTEM; CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS; DATA INTENSIVE; DECISION SUPPORTS; DESIGN PROCESS; DISTRIBUTION CHAIN; DISTRIBUTION CHAINS; DISTRIBUTION COSTS; END CONSUMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRIES; IDEA GENERATION; MARKET ACCEPTANCE; OPTIMAL PACKAGING; OPTIMISATIONS; PACKAGED PRODUCTS; PACKAGING DESIGNS; PACKAGING SOLUTIONS; PACKAGING SYSTEM; PRODUCT PROTECTION; PRODUCT QUALITY; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; RAW MATERIAL EXTRACTION; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING; USER FRIENDLINESS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DESIGN; EXTRACTION; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RAW MATERIALS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PACKAGING;

EID: 77953093864     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.887     Document Type: Article

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