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ASSESSING THE VIABILITY OF REUSABLE PACKAGING: A RELATIVE COST APPROACH
Author(s) -
Mollenkopf Diane,
Closs David,
Twede Diana,
Lee Sangjin,
Burgess Gary
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of business logistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2158-1592
pISSN - 0735-3766
DOI - 10.1002/j.2158-1592.2005.tb00198.x
Subject(s) - container (type theory) , business , environmentally friendly , environmental economics , risk analysis (engineering) , operations management , computer science , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology
While environmentally friendly operations can provide a positive public image, firms wishing to reduce their environmental impact must initiate activities that reduce cost as well. Reusable container systems are one means of reducing environmental waste, but the economics of such systems has been somewhat uncertain to date. This research proposes a cost model to evaluate the combined impact of logistics and packaging costs on the container decision. Additionally, a simulation/regression analysis is used to analyze model results to determine the relative importance and interactions between container decision factors.