A useful guide to the changes in modern fresh food supply chains and packaging. Demonstrates how to simplify and reorganize supply chains with global case studies and photographs. The supply of fresh food is transforming as production evolves and consumers demand more. Availability of fresh food is vital to the success of modern retailers. Retailing Logistics and Fresh Food Packaging will help organizations and academics understand the latest changes in the industry.
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
1 Packaging Logistics and Fresh Food Retailing: An Introduction......Page 9
LOGISTICS: WHY BOTHER WITH WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES?......Page 10
PACKAGING: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THERE IS A MISSING LINK?......Page 12
CHANGE MANAGEMENT: LIFE IS TOO BUSY TO WASTE TIME THINKING!......Page 14
THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK......Page 18
SUMMARY......Page 23
2 Retail Leadership in Fresh Food Channels......Page 25
CULTURE AND RETAIL CONSUMERS......Page 26
RETAIL LOCATIONS AND OUTLETS......Page 31
SHOPKEEPERS AND RETAIL MANAGERS......Page 34
PRODUCT SOURCING AND DISTRIBUTION......Page 36
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS......Page 38
MERCHANDISING AND SELLING......Page 39
CHANGE IN FOOD RETAILING: SUMMARY......Page 43
3 Fresh Food Retail Logistics......Page 47
THE LOGISTICS TASK......Page 48
RETAIL LOGISTICS TRANSFORMATION......Page 51
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED SUPPLY CHAINS......Page 59
RETAILERS’ LEADERSHIP OF LOGISTICS......Page 74
4 Packaging and Fresh Food......Page 77
THE PURPOSES OF PACKAGING......Page 78
THE PACKAGING INDUSTRY: STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS......Page 81
RETURNABLE PACKAGING......Page 90
GENERAL PACKAGING PRINCIPLES......Page 99
RETAIL LOGISTICS PACKAGING......Page 105
FRESH FOODS APPLICATIONS......Page 108
CONCLUSIONS......Page 110
5 Packaging Logistics Decision Matrix: Change Management......Page 113
RETAILING, LOGISTICS AND PACKAGING CHANGE......Page 115
MANAGING ORGANIZATION CHANGE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN......Page 117
PACKAGING LOGISTICS DECISION MATRIX: CHANGE MANAGEMENT......Page 122
THE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE......Page 126
SUMMARY......Page 128
IMPLEMENTING THE SECOND-GENERATION TRAY IN TESCO’S SUPPLY CHAIN......Page 129
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-PARTY NATIONWIDE POOL SYSTEM IN SWEDEN......Page 146
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS......Page 154
7 Application Case Studies......Page 157
CASE A: KISTEN-POOL, AUSTRIA......Page 158
CASE B: VERSFUST PROJECT, NETHERLANDS......Page 160
CASE C: TINE MILK, NORWAY......Page 164
CASE D: PACKAGING DEVELOPMENT IN FMCG, SWEDEN......Page 166
CASE E: PACKAGING AND DISPLAY, SWEDEN......Page 170
CASE F: FRESH FRUIT SALAD PACKAGING FOR AIRFREIGHT, SOUTH AFRICA AND UK......Page 175
CASE G: PACKAGING FOR AIR CARGO, SOUTH AFRICA AND UK......Page 177
CASE H: MERCADONA, SPAIN......Page 181
CASE I: SAINSBURY – FROM CANS TO CARTONS, UK......Page 185
CASE J: REUSABLE PLASTIC CONTAINERS, CALIFORNIA......Page 187
CONCLUSIONS......Page 189
8 Change Drivers in Packaging Logistics......Page 193
THE EVALUATION AND ACTION PLANNING PROCESS......Page 197
LISTS OF DRIVERS, CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS, BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS......Page 198
CONCLUSIONS......Page 201
APPENDIX: EVALUATION AND ACTION PLANNING TABLES......Page 202
9 Conclusions......Page 211
PACKAGING LOGISTICS IN FRESH FOOD RETAILING......Page 212
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES......Page 213
CONCLUDING REMARKS......Page 222
References......Page 225
Index......Page 231
