Packaging Economics course coming up

Understanding what is ‘cost-effective packaging’ and how to achieve it remains the key to ensuring that your company remains competitive in today’s tough trading environment where margins are being squeezed from both ends.

Australian Institute of Packaging's half-day professional development session provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of packaging - reviewing the main drivers of packaging costs including material selection and importantly, how and what to look out for in achieving cost savings. Covering primary and secondary packaging, this course will assist you not only with driving efficiencies across existing packaging formats but also in new product development.

The course is intended for people who have a direct involvement in packaging operations within all packaging associated industries. This includes the production, development, technology, purchasing, sales, QA/QC, marketing, regulatory and development functions. The course will conclude with applications in the industry, associated problems, choosing the correct packaging for the application and which aspects of packaging to avoid with cost in mind.

Course objectives include: discussing the packaging costs; discussing the elements of packaging costs; classifying the costs; discussing the guidelines for cost-effective packaging; describing how to prevent unnecessary costs creeping into the supply chain; identifying the factors required for successful packaging from a cost perspective; understanding the basics of packaging economics; acquiring an appreciation of future trends and developments within the cost confines of packaging.

To register, visit: www.aipack.com.au/index.cfm.