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.
Legal indicator of empty space in e-commerce packages (Art. 24 PPWR). Measures the difference between the packaging volume and the volume of the packed product. 50% limit applies from 1 January 2030.
Contract packaging outsourced to an external company. It typically involves repacking bulk goods into individual units, creating promotional bundles or applying labels.
An outsourced logistics service where an operator (e.g. a 3PL warehouse) takes over the entire process of storing, picking, packing and shipping goods on behalf of the online store. The store focuses solely on selling.