Tracking the Evolution of Packaging 1

For many years, packaging seemed to be an afterthought, secondary to the heavy focus and funds going into automated systems for picking more accurate orders.

Yet, even before dimensional pricing penalized companies for every cubic inch of wasted space, the shifting demands of e-commerce were bringing packaging processes more into focus.

These revelations have put more pressure on operations to re-think packaging as a necessary part of streamlining the fulfillment operation. Overlooked no longer, packaging is now being called “the final frontier” of supply chain optimization—and more innovation than ever is being put into its improvement.

In this podcast, Group Editorial Director Michael Levans discusses the evolution of the innovation that’s taking place on the packaging front with Alicemarie Geoffrion,Vice President, Packaging Operations, North America, DHL Supply Chain.