Improvement areas for packaging and logistics: a study of long shelf-life products in Danone Nutricia

Sammanfattning: This thesis aims at defining the improvement areas for packaging and logistics of a long shelf-life Danone Nutricia aseptic product. By literature research and interview, the author is able to build a product mapping protocol to define the sensitive components requiring particular concerns on packaging and logistics. This protocol could be implemented in both academic researches and industry projects. Then based on a representative product, the packaging system and supply chain physical flow are mapped. Also, the critical points of storage and transport conditions throughout 7 representative logistics routes are defined. The results show that the improvement areas include tertiary packaging (corrugated box) handleability, temperature control in warehouses and transporters, humidity control throughout the supply chains and lead time reduction.