DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2017.
Third Semester
PACKING AND PACKAGING MANAGEMENT
(Upto 2012 13 Academic year and 2013 Calendar year)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Write on the Essentials of packaging.
2. What are the difference between packing and packaging?
3. Discuss the requirements of FMCG packaging.
4. What are the package design considerations? Explain.
5. Briefly explain about standardization in packaging. What
are its aims and objectives?
6. What are the Laws Governed to packaging? Explain.
7. State the Technology adopted in packing of industrial
goods by Packaging Industries.
8. What do you mean by Logistics Automation? Explain its
objectives.
Sub. Code
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DE-845
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PART B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. "Packaging acts as a silent salesman". Do you agree?
Explain giving the considerations that should be kept in
main while designing a good package.
10. Write short notes on
Shrink packaging
Pharma packaging
Food packaging.
11. Explain with examples how changes in packaging have
added to the convenience factor of the packaging.
12. What are the functions a package must perform? Suggest
a suitable packaging for a new brand of a flavoured
energy drink concentrate in powder form. It would be
available in two flavours orange and leman. Give
reasons for your answer.
13. What is eco-friendly packing for exports and how
does it differe from domestic packing?
Write a note on scientific packaging.
14. Explain the requirements of Industrial packaging.
15. Write short notes on
Industrial Robot
Authentication
Bar Codes.