Contract packaging outsourced to an external company. It typically involves repacking bulk goods into individual units, creating promotional bundles or applying labels.
A very dense, homogeneous and smooth type of heavyweight paper. Used as pallet separators and for furniture wrapping. Unlike corrugated board, it has no voids in its cross-section.
Excessive and pointless wrapping of a small product in oversized packaging, heavily penalising the dimensional weight at dispatch and generating unnecessary costs.
Integrated computer software for coordinating all movements in a logistics warehouse: goods receipt, bin allocation, order picking and packing.
A commercial relationship where a manufacturer supplies materials to other large companies, logistics wholesalers and major distributors, bypassing retail customers.
