Packaging is an essential component of supply chain management, despite the fact that it is frequently neglected. While protecting your products is its primary objective, it can also be crucial in ensuring that commodities are handled properly. When the appropriate materials are used, brand representation can also be enhanced. Packaging has an effect from the moment it is used in the warehouse, regardless of whether you are dealing with massive electrical equipment or small pharmaceutical products.
Shailender Anand, Managing Director-India and Director-Dubai, Pronk Multiservice, explains, “Proper packaging is an absolute must for goods for warehousing purposes. Packaging serves to protect the product inside. The purpose of packaging is to shield the product inside. Before a product reaches a shelf or the hands of the final owner, it is handled repeatedly and by a number of people after being packaged in a box. When it is to be stored in a warehouse for the purpose of storage or distribution, the packaging should be strong and made to be handled easily.
A consignor or a final customer would undoubtedly prefer that the product arrive in pristine condition in their stores or in their hands. As a result, the consignee expects the same from the shipper, and the shipper includes the packaging cost in the overall product cost. However, if the packaging is damaged during transit, forwarders will certainly step in to have it repaired; however, the cost for the same is ultimately passed on to the shipper or consignee by the forwarders in accordance with their business terms and conditions. However, I’ve rarely seen a forwarder come forward to shelve out more from their pockets in order to avoid damage or pilferage at a warehouse. It’s ultimately passed onto the shipper or consignee only.
Anand claims that we have many tailor-made or customized packaging solutions for goods that will be stored in a warehouse for a long or short period of time. It also depends on the type of protection required for a specific product. We first determine whether a product requires weather protection, corrosion protection, pilferage protection, theft protection, paint protection, or is susceptible to scratches, dents, or breakage. As a result, we provide the best solutions available according to global standards.
