Returnable Packaging
Identify and evaluate major automotive returnable packaging types, including racks, bulk containers, totes, and pallets, and explain their impact on sustainability and operational efficiency.
What you will learn
With renewed focus on sustainability and environmental performances, returnable packaging solutions are increasing in demand and importance worldwide. This course starts with an introduction to the automotive packaging industry and provides the fundamental knowledge necessary to get you up to speed in this vast sector of packaging. We’ll overview the packaging processes involved in packaging production, overseas distribution, and after sales operations. This course focuses on the major automotive returnable categories that need to be acknowledged: returnable metal racks, returnable wire cages, returnable plastic bulk containers, totes, and pallets. Part of this course is the Downloadable Automotive Packaging Certificate Workbook. This valuable asset covers not only this course but all 10 courses that make up the Automotive Packaging Certificate program! It is designed to work hand in hand with the course lessons.
Course Objectives
Gain an understanding of the importance of automotive packaging and its supply chain
Interpret categories of production components
Classify overseas shipments
Read and interpret knocked down export methods
Understand and differentiate between production, after sales and overseas packaging challenges
Classify returnable packaging applications
Review returnable packaging design aspects
Learn and discuss a variety of returnable packaging functions
Compare returnable packaging options and materials such as returnable metal racks, wire cages, plastic bins, and returnable plastic totes
Gain confidence with your returnable packaging design procedures
Course Outline
1.0 Introduction
- 1.1Welcome to the Course(video)
- 1.2How to Navigate This Course(video)
- 1.3Automotive Packaging Workbook Download(download)
- 1.4Disclaimer(pdf)
- 1.5Production Packaging(video)
- 1.6Overseas Packaging(video)
- 1.7After Sales Packaging(video)
- 1.8Knowledge Check: Introduction(quiz)
- 1.9Resources: Introduction(multimedia)
2.0 What is Returnable Packaging?
- 2.1Understanding Returnable Packaging(video)
3.0 Returnable Metal Packaging
- 3.1Introduction to Metal Packaging(video)
- 3.2Wire Cages: Introduction(video)
- 3.3Wire Cages: Design Factors and Applications(multimedia)
- 3.4Returnable Racks: Introduction(video)
- 3.5Returnable Racks: Design Factors and Applications(multimedia)
- 3.6Design and Production Workflow(video)
- 3.7Let the Experts Talk!(video)
4.0 Returnable Plastic Packaging
- 4.1Introduction to Returnable Plastic Packaging(video)
- 4.2Returnable Plastic Totes(video)
- 4.3Returnable Bulk Bins(video)
- 4.4ORBIS Product Selector(pdf)
- 4.5Returnable Plastic Pallets(multimedia)
5.0 Returnable Packaging Applications
- 5.1Industry Overview of Returnable Packaging Providers(multimedia)
- 5.2Downloadable PDF of Returnable Packaging Providers (pdf)
- 5.3Returnable Packaging Challenges and Trends(multimedia)
- 5.4Returnable Packaging Design Checklist(pdf)
6.0 Conclusion
- 6.1Knowledge Check: Returnable Packaging(quiz)
- 6.2Resources: Returnable Packaging(multimedia)
Instructor
Andrew Hurley, PhDFounder
28 Lessons
14 Videos
4 Hours
Choose Your Access
Get the flexibility you need to learn packaging on your schedule.
Automotive Packaging Certificate (APC)
This course as part of the Autmotive Packaging Certificate. Exploring distinctive aspects of automotive packaging, with exclusive content unmatched by any other.
