Introduction to packaging -- Sustainable development and packaging -- Designing packaging -- Introducing the compass -- The directions of the compass -- Product protection -- Material use -- Fill rate -- Apportionment -- User-friendliness -- Information and communication

Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Fundamentals of Packaging Design -- Chapter 1 Introduction to packaging -- 1.1 Multiple functions of packaging -- 1.1.1 Containment -- 1.1.2 Protection -- 1.1.3 Apportionment -- 1.1.4...

This study reveals different types of self-service kiosk customer value and synthesizes the self-service kiosk customer value framework, which includes four value groups and three types of customer value elements. The study also reveals gaps which stem from the inconsistency and fragmented...

How customers develop purchase intentions in online shopping has been an area of recent interest. In this study, we ask whether males and females leverage trust into and perceived reputation of online retailers differently in reporting purchase intentions. Drawing on the literature on...

Purpose: Supply chain (SC) professionals and their competence play a key role in creating value and competitive advantage for companies. A considerable amount of this competence is developed at work, but little is known about how this takes place. Drawing on constructivist learning theory, the...