Business Studies Project 12th Solution
Project One: Elements of Business Environment 1. Changes witnessed over the last few years on mode of packaging and its economic impact.
a) The use of properly designed containers for transporting and marketing of vegetables can significantly reduce their losses and maintain their freshness succulence and quality for longer period.
Presently cardboard boxes (corrugated fiber board) are used for export of fruits, vegetables and flowers, than wooden boxes used earlier because they are light in weight (which reduce the fright cost), cause much less damage to fruits, are easy to handle and print and improve the product image.
b) Around 1860, metal cans provided with a lid and having capacities up to about 80 liters, were used for milk distribution and retail. Around 1903, there was a change in the packaging of milk and the milk was bottled in a glass bottle for both distribution and retail.
The glass bottle as the retail package for milk remained unchallenged until 1933 when the first carton made of waxed paper was introduced. The development and introduction of plastic materials for packaging in the dairy industry alone and in combination with paper, resulted in a wide range of containers, termed cartons (or tetra packs), suitable for liquid milk. This was recyclable and reduced the cost of transportation.
c) Plastic furniture is now gaining more importance over wooden furniture now days. It is recyclable and easily available. Also it is cheap to produce and make into furniture, so it is in the grasp of more population, which means more people would buy it, which results in more profits.
d) The Scottish-born Robert Gair invented the pre-cut paperboard box in 1890 – flat pieces manufactured in bulk that folded into boxes. The cardboard box was initially used for packaging glass and pottery containers. Later, in the mid-1950s, the case enabled fruit and produce to be brought from the farm to the retailer without bruising, improving the return to the
a) The use of properly designed containers for transporting and marketing of vegetables can significantly reduce their losses and maintain their freshness succulence and quality for longer period.
Presently cardboard boxes (corrugated fiber board) are used for export of fruits, vegetables and flowers, than wooden boxes used earlier because they are light in weight (which reduce the fright cost), cause much less damage to fruits, are easy to handle and print and improve the product image.
b) Around 1860, metal cans provided with a lid and having capacities up to about 80 liters, were used for milk distribution and retail. Around 1903, there was a change in the packaging of milk and the milk was bottled in a glass bottle for both distribution and retail.
The glass bottle as the retail package for milk remained unchallenged until 1933 when the first carton made of waxed paper was introduced. The development and introduction of plastic materials for packaging in the dairy industry alone and in combination with paper, resulted in a wide range of containers, termed cartons (or tetra packs), suitable for liquid milk. This was recyclable and reduced the cost of transportation.
c) Plastic furniture is now gaining more importance over wooden furniture now days. It is recyclable and easily available. Also it is cheap to produce and make into furniture, so it is in the grasp of more population, which means more people would buy it, which results in more profits.
d) The Scottish-born Robert Gair invented the pre-cut paperboard box in 1890 – flat pieces manufactured in bulk that folded into boxes. The cardboard box was initially used for packaging glass and pottery containers. Later, in the mid-1950s, the case enabled fruit and produce to be brought from the farm to the retailer without bruising, improving the return to the