2. Packaging and logistics activities

2.1 Reminder of logistics activities during product design

Logistics has been booming in the corporate world for the past fifteen years. With the advent of the single European market and the Europeanization of companies themselves, logistics functions have been set up, headed by a logistician.

According to standard X 50-600: Logistique-Terminologie, "logistics is a function whose purpose is the satisfaction of expressed or latent needs at the best economic conditions for the company and for a given level of service" and "the satisfaction of the need is defined as making the product available and maintaining the availability of its functions over time". When designing a product, the logistician intervenes to ensure that all or part of the logistics activities...