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The Importance of Measurement Systems in the Search for Suitable Packaging Options

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Closing the Gap Between Practice and Research in Industrial Engineering

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Packaging is one element that can promote improvements in sustainable and efficient management of supply chains. The main aim of this paper is twofold: Firstly, to identify the main systems for measuring and selecting packaging alternatives based on literature review. Secondly, to carry out a study in 70 Spanish Toy Manufacturers in order to identify if the adoption of these systems contributes to improve competitiveness and sustainability. The methodology used in this empirical analysis was an electronic questionnaire.

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  1. Grupo de Ingeniería de Organización (GIO). Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, C/Maxwell 9, 36310, Vigo, Spain

    Jesús García-Arca, A. T. González-Portela Garrido & J. C. Prado-Prado

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  1. Universidad de Navarra, TECNUN Escuela de Ingenieros, San Sebastián, Spain

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    Alvaro Lleó

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García-Arca, J., González-Portela Garrido, A.T., Prado-Prado, J.C. (2018). The Importance of Measurement Systems in the Search for Suitable Packaging Options. In: Viles, E., Ormazábal, M., Lleó, A. (eds) Closing the Gap Between Practice and Research in Industrial Engineering. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58409-6_19

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