Module 1

Question 1

Is the enclosure for products, items, or other packages, such as wrap, pouch bag, cup, tray, can, tube, bottle, or other container form

Answer 1

A package

Question 2

four basic functions:

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• Containment
• Protection
• Communication
• Utility

Question 3

a material that has a high resistance to the passage of moisture

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barrier

Question 4

These shocks and vibrations can damage or even destroy products. Common solutions involve:

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(1) cushioning to protect against shocks,
(2) restraints to control the movement of the packaged products in the truck,
(3) unitized loads to change the response to vibration, and
(4) redesigning the product to be less sensitive.

Question 5

The package is often called the

Answer 5

“silent salesperson”

Question 6

Package protection from

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Moisturize hazard
Oxygen hazard
Aluminum can for carbonated soft drinks
Appliances
Breakage
Temperature
Light
Crushing hazard
Dirt and infestation
Tampering

Question 7

add value to the product

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Utility

Question 8

Customers have two major complaints about packages:

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• It’s too difficult to open.
• It’s too difficult to re-close.

Question 9

improve utility by making a product easier to carry around and use.

Answer 9

Multipacks

Question 10

Four primary components of work can be considered to be packaging.

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1. Development of packages md packaging
2. Production (manufacture) of packages and package components
3. Filling and closing packages
4. Distribution and handling of packaged products

Question 11

packages of
three main types:

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retail/consumer packages
industrial packages
military packages.

Question 12

are the packages that sit on the shelves in grocery stores, hardware stores, and other retail establishments

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Retail packages

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• are used transport products from one company to another
• are used to transport components from suppliers to automotive assembly plants

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Industrial packages

Question 14

are used for remote identification of the contents, tracking boxes through the inventory system, and preventing loss or theft

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bar codes or radio frequency identification (RFID) labels

Question 15

are used to transport military products and supplies from a supplier company to a specific military base or depot and then to the troops in the field

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Military packages

Question 16

Levels of Packaging

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Primary packages
Secondary packages
Tertiary packaging

Question 17

is the first layer of protection and containment.

Answer 17

Primary packages

Question 18

are packages that hold other packages.

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Secondary packages

Question 19

is any layer of packaging that is outside of the secondary pack.

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Tertiary packaging

Question 20

there are two major sectors of the packaging industry:

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(1) converting
(2) filling and closing

Question 21

The first package considered to be a modem (1896) retail pack was produced for

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Uneeda biscuits

Question 22

Glass containers were made at early as

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3000 BC

Question 23

Glass containers were made at early as 3000 BC in

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Egypt

Question 24

Pottery was developed around

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6000 BC