Abstract
The following document will explore the topic of source reduction in packaging design. The study will compare a disposable package for an electronic motor assembly with a reusable packaging system for the same part. This project will provide a model for quantifying packaging source reduction when comparing a disposable package design to a reusable one. The results show that significant source reduction can be accomplished if a reusable system is implemented. Source reduction will also achieve significant cost savings if the costs are calculated over several years.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Packaging--Design and construction; Packaging--Environmental aspects
Publication Date
1994
Document Type
Thesis
Department, Program, or Center
Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology (CAST)
Advisor
Goodin, David
Advisor/Committee Member
Olsson, David
Advisor/Committee Member
Boorsure, Nancy
Recommended Citation
Perry, Allen, "Replacing a disposable shipping container with a reusable packaging system for a supplier electronic assembly" (1994). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/272
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Comments
Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: TS195.2P47 1994