Closing the Loop: Next Generation Solutions in Fully Traceable Re-usable Packaging for the Automotive

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The project aims to design a solution for fully-traceable and re-usable packaging to support GEFCO UK's logistics services to their automotive clients. Key stages of the project are:-- The mapping of current state flows and identification of value losses- The quantification of issues and associated environmental impact with current packaging and labelling solutions- Researching available tracking, identification and verification technologies and identifying potential solutions- Evaluating potential solutions from economic, social and environmental perspectives - Implementing a pilot of the preferred solution- Developing a roll-out plan for the chosen solution It aligns with the EPSRC cross-cutting theme of the Circular Economy. Circular Economy is part of the Manufacturing the Future theme