Household Food Waste Solutions for Behavioral Economists and Marketers

ABSTRACT

Household food waste originates in three predictable stages – when shopping, storing, and serving. That is, food can be purchased and never prepared, prepared and never served, or served and never eaten. Building on behavioral economics insights, this framework focuses on why consumers waste food in these three stages and how marketers can help consumers reduce food waste and thereby help them get more value from their products by enjoying them more and wasting them less. For cost-conscious consumers, wasting less means saving more. For profit-conscious marketers, wasting less means making more profit.     

Perceptions of older consumers regarding food packaging as a prerequisite for its improvement: A case study of Polish market

In many societies, the scale of demographic change associated with increased longevity has the potential to influence the market for consumer goods. As a result, continuous improvement in packaging design that takes into account the needs of older people should become an important challenge for both packaging producers and product manufacturers. Due to the fact that there is limited research concerning the design of food packaging for older people, the aim of the study was to identify the expectations of this group of consumers in this respect. Milk packaging was selected as a model subject of study. Factors influencing older consumers and their buying patterns when purchasing milk have been thoroughly examined. The research was conducted among people over the age of 60 with the use of three methods: a questionnaire (600 subjects), an in‐depth interview (60 subjects) and eye tracking (30 subjects). The results of the study show that older consumers have specific preferences regarding packaging type and design. When considering milk packaging, for example, they prefer glass bottles, simple graphics and font and subdued colours. They most frequently look for information concerning the product's expiration date, its producer's name and its composition. Eye tracking revealed that the older the consumers are, the more problems with finding expiration date they have. The time required to find such information, however, strongly depends on where exactly the expiration date is printed on the packaging. The preferred place in this case is the top of the bottle. Older consumers identify product's brand with the name of the producer. Moreover, the absence of the term ‘ingredients’: on the milk packaging oftentimes causes confusion among older people, who are concerned about potential food additive content.     

浅谈我国绿色物流发展战略

现代物流在促进经济快速发展的同时对环境造成的危害也越来越大,发展现代物流必须优先考虑环境问题,需要从环境的角度对物流体系进行改进,形成绿色物流管理系统。实施绿色物流管理,政府应制定相应政策法规,企业应将经营战略与环境保护相结合,开发绿色物流技术,实施绿色营销战略,加强对绿色物流人才的培养。     

基于闭环供应链的玻璃包装逆向物流

根据玻璃包装回收状况,参考闭环供应链运作思想,本着玻璃包装回收逆向物流的最佳化为目的,通过分析玻璃包装逆向物流的概念及特点,构建了玻璃包装闭环供应链逆向物流模式,最后为了模式更好的运作,提出三大对策———培养逆向物流核心企业、建立物流信息系统和加强玻璃包装立法。     

第三方物流包装服务中的法律责任问题

首先概述第三方物流包装服务中的法律关系框架内容及相关调节法律类型,接着重点分析第三方物流在提供包装服务过程中的主要法律责任类型和机制,分别就承担的民事责任、行政责任和刑事责任三个方面进行了分析,剖析主要法律责任的来源和包装服务中的主要潜在法律风险,最后从建设低碳环保经济的视角来研究第三方物流包装服务中的绿色包装的法律责任,并就具体的产生机制从法理上进行分析和阐述。     

基于绿色物流的绿色包装内涵及发展路径探讨

绿色物流既是改善环境的关键与经济可持续发展的最优选择,还是企业获得竞争优势的重要途径。基于绿色物流的绿色包装是一个内涵及其丰富的概念,需从绿色包装的最终目标、行为主体、主要表现三个方面明确其的内涵。绿色包装既有企业的绿色包装活动,又有社会对绿色包装活动的管理、规范及控制行为,需要从社会和企业双方面路径探讨实施和发展绿色包装。     

快递包装碳足迹研究

我国快递业近年来保持了43.5％的持续高增长,快递包装用量激增的同时,废弃包装的不得当处理对环境产生了巨大威胁。文中从碳足迹层面研究快递包装的碳排量,分析快递包装生命周期中的碳足迹。将问卷调查与实地访谈情况相结合,运用数理统计方法和数值优化思想,宏观把握一件快递包装在一次快递行为中的碳排放情况,明确高碳消耗环节。针对企业提出了节能减排思想指导下的“绿色包装”解决思路。     

辐照处理对食品真空包装材料主要性能的影响

本文通过实验,研究不同辐照加工剂量对不同类型真空包装材料稳定性的影响,确定辐照剂量与材料性能的关系,对确定合适的辐照包装材料具有重要的意义。     

YB95条外透明纸包装机传动联轴器快换装置的改进设计

针对YB95条外透明纸包装机传动联轴器损坏后维修更换的工作量大、耗时长问题,文章描述了设计一个可拆分的快换装置安装在传动联轴器与传动轴2之间,并把快换装置中的左法兰与联轴器、传动轴1制作成一个组件,这样在改变原来的连接方式的同时可以快速更换传动联轴器,有效解决了联轴器维修更换困难的问题,提高了维修效率,消除了反复拆装对设备机件及运行精度造成的影响。     

真空技术在农产品产业链中的应用与发展

简要介绍真空技术的发展情况,详细论述了真空技术在农业产业链中的应用现状与发展趋势。