Essay On Packaging

INTRODUCTION

Packaging is not itself a product but a mode of transport and protection for other products. Companies choose the best packaging option for their products with the primary aim of keeping transport costs to a minimum and delivering their products to the customer with minimum or no damage.

The main purpose of packaging are to hold its contents securely to prevent leakage and breakage, to protect the foods from different hazards like germs, heat, moisture loss or moisture pick up, etc., to protect the contents while distribution, etc. For all types of packaging, there are different types of packages. The different types of packages can be classified into two groups:

One of the constant challenges for manufacturers of the packaging is to produce light weight packaging.

Apart from protecting products like foodstuffs, and protecting them in transport, packaging also plays an important role in attracting customers by artistic display.

The expansion of supermarkets and easier food transportation would have not been possible without successive developments in packaging, and Tin can and containers are most preferable for keeping the food safe and easily transportable.

Given the technical properties of tin, its recyclability and new technological innovations which improve the diversity of products and aesthetics, the tin packaging market is expected to continue to expand beyond the duration of this forecast.

Functions of Packaging

GLOBAL MARKET FOR TIN CANS/CONTAINERS:

Packaging technology has undergone rapid development over the past few decades, with customers being reliable on packaging for food safety and safer transport.

The world tin packaging market reached $31.79 billion in 2011, as calculated by Visiongain's p...

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OUTLOOK

The outlook of the Company seems to be very progressive. The management of the Company is seriously engaged in the task of reducing overheads and other costs. Company has a vision to consolidate its position as leader in metal packaging segment.

CONCERN

The main concern is the high inflation in the Indian economy resulting into increase in cost of various inputs particularly Tinplate, rising interest rates, decreasing GDP and lower recovery in global economy.

HRD Programmes followed by the Company

The company has been organizing training programmes to increase employee's efficiency in the following areas:

• Team Building

• Motivation

• How to learn Management from your wife

• House Keeping

• Quality Circle

• Role of Manager

• Total Quality Management & Kaizen