Abstract
Eastman Kodak Company will begin production of photographic sensitized goods in China in 1998. The purpose of this study was to examine the transportation infrastructure of the country and to estimate whether the distribution environment was likely to be more severe than those previously tested. The study used work previously done by Kodak to examine the magnitude and frequency of package drops in three other countries. While not performing the same instrumented analysis previously undertaken, this study laid the foundation for those types of tests by examining the geography, infrastructure, vehicles and handling cycle used to distribute products in China. The results of this examination suggest that the distribution environment in China will likely to be more severe than those previously tested. Based on this study, packaging used for sensitized photographic products produced in China will have more cushioning and be made of stronger materials than packages for the same products used in other countries.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Physical distribution of goods--China; Packaging--Research; Photographic industry--Equipment and supplies--Packaging--China; Photographic film industry--Equipment and supplies--Packaging--China
Publication Date
1998
Document Type
Thesis
Department, Program, or Center
Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology (CAST)
Advisor
Olsson, David
Advisor/Committee Member
Goodwin, Dan
Recommended Citation
Durkin, Gaylynn, "A Review of distributional methods in the Peoples's Republic of China" (1998). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/611
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: HF5780.C6 D87 1998