Our group has chosen industry code 32560 - The Toilet Preparation Manufacturing industry. This is a chemical manufacturing industry, comprises of mainly organizations involved in the “preparing, blending, compounding, and packaging toilet preparations, such as perfumes, shaving preparations, hair preparations, face creams, lotions (including sunscreens), and other cosmetic preparation”(U.S. Census Bureau, n.d).Some big players in this industry includes P&G, L’oreal, Unilever, Estee Lauder.
1.2 Resource Dependency
Water and crude oil are important natural resources that are used in the cosmetics industry.
Water is used primarily as a solvent in cosmetics products to dissolve ingredients that impart skin benefits, such as cleansing agents (Cosmeticsinfo.org,
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Unfortunately, crude oil is a non-renewable resource. (Peters, D, 2009)
1.3 Production Process
Within the cosmetic industry, companies follow a standardized business model, comprising of procurement, the production, the logistics and eventually the sales to the consumers. During the procurement stage, raw materials are purchased and received from suppliers. The assessment of suppliers of raw materials are highly important, as they form an integral part of the environmental, social and ethical commitments made by the companies. Companies are taking into account of the environmental efforts and commitments these suppliers to ensure that their objectives are aligned.
The raw materials are then sent to the production shop to be processed in large containers and under certain conditions for product manufacturing. At this stage of the production cycle, high amounts of energy and water are consumed and wastes are generated. Most of the companies in the industry are aiming to reduce the consumption of energy and water, and production of waste with their sustainability programmes and
Lean manufacturing refers to systematic identification and elimination of waste through CI processes in pursuit of perfection (Khan et al. 2013; Yang & Yang 2013). Lean production is now used worldwide in manufacturing plants to eliminate waste from all ar...
We all know that cosmetics existed thousands of years ago. Cleopatra used a heavy arsenal of beauty aids to help her shake the foundations of the Roman Empire. Yes, cosmetics and perfumes have a long history, but the consumer industry we live in is relatively recent, a creation of the decades 1890 through 1920. The products hawked in the 19th Century by druggists, perfumers, barbers, physicians, and a colorful assortment of other enterprising individuals were primitive by our standards. Certainly, active ingredients were used with abandon, notably arsenic, lead, and mercury. These were products that really made visible differences, and the consumer was well-advised to be wary of the majority of these mysterious concoctions.
The effects on the cosmetic industry brought on by the rise, development, and consolidation of consumerism has changed our daily culture and has created a more diverse economic culture within the cosmetics economic segment of the industry sector.
In china the authorities that are regulatory they carry out within their evaluation centers the test of the animals for the cosmetic products that are finished before these are placed on their market. These tests are necessary. As the company is working in close collaboration with different authorities of Chinese regulatory in order to bring the rapid change to the framework
In this project, I have chosen the Fast Moving Consumer Product industry as the topic of study. First of all we will take a brief look at how the industry started in the late 19th century as soap making companies and slowly evolving into some of the most successful multidomestic company of today. Following we will have insight on the industry’s prominent characteristics and highlight some of the major players. We will also get an idea of the attractiveness of the industry through the use of Porter’s 5 forces industrial analysis.
In a world with limited resources, the material selection for a product is becoming more and more important. It directly relates to the sustainability of that product. Developing a sustainable product is a very complex process that begins at the stage of acquiring resources for the product till the time of disposal of the used product. There are at least six potentially ecologically
The US and Western European markets are reaching saturation- therefore cosmetic companies see the future markets for their products in Central and Eastern Europe, Chi...
The ability of water to make solutions is used for washing. The importance of water in personal hygiene cannot be over-emphasized. Human beings need to wash their bodies regularly in order to feel fresh, and wash hands in order to minimise the risk of cross infection.
Packaging plays a great role in the branding of cosmetics products. The overall look of a cosmetic product is one of the most important determinants of it market appeal, besides its quality. Cosmetic packaging should be easy to brand. It should allow the name for the product, the brand and other necessary information like composition, usage instruction and warnings to be printed as required. The container should be designed in such a way that they can allow the product to come out but not go in. this is to prevent the contamination. Almost all cosmetic products have a seal or a component which is broken when they are opened for the first time. This ensures that the product is brand new and hasn’t been tampered. The four main aspects that matter
Recycling will save saves energy as a result of the manufacturer doesn’t get to turn out one thing new from raw natural resources. By mistreatment recycled materials we have a tendency to save on energy consumption, that keeps production prices down.
...duction. As the output from this industry is sold to other industries, this industry is very dependent on the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industry. The major challenges for the industry is to become more energy efficient to reduce energy consumptions and emissions to air. Recycling is effective way to improve environmental performance and reduce production cost. Modern manufacturing methods and recent technological advancements have led to the improvement in environmental performance of the industry.
Friendly environment is become important for enterprises because of public awareness, government regulations, society and competitors. For this purpose green supply chain process is performing according to standards and rules. Customers are also focusing to purchase those goods which are friendly for environment. Now a days green supply chain management is popular, companies are evaluating their process and convert them in green supply chain. Due to environmental changes and effects of pollution government make tighten rule form companies and industries to remove carbon and defuses. Companies follow the green supply chain management to reduce carbon to make friendly environment, recycle/ remanufacture product to reduce wastage of material and resources and make responsible citizen in society. Supply chain management involved in delivering end product to its customer by managing and coordinating complex network of activities. A product’s life cycle of all stages influences supply chain environment, from tearing out resource, to manufacturing, use and recycle, or disposal. In this definition, if we add “Green” in it, it refers to Green Supply Chain Management, which means “Green Procurement + Green Manufacturing + Green distribution + Reverse Logistics”.
Consumers have expectations In terms of a good quality product that should be availed at a reasonable price. Consumers don’t only want the business to be socially responsible towards them in this manner of reasonable prices but way beyond this. They should meet the needs of consumers in ways of convenience and appearance. But business should also consider other aspects like environmental impact when packaging is disposed.
Nowdays , main ways to tackle this problem consits of reusing , recycling and remanufacturing
This research aims to investigate how well college aged women are educated in the production and chemical make up of their cosmetic products, and to find the social drives behind using products that could potentially be harmful to ones health. Cosmetic products are filled with harmful chemicals that can cause negative health impacts on those who use them. A survey will be conducted for women between the ages of 17 and 25 on and around college campuses in order to determine daily use, types of products, knowledge of chemical make up of cosmetics, and the reason behind the use of cosmetics. interviews will also be used to determine the education level of those who are selling the potentially harmful cosmetics. With this, the research aims to