EHI Research Logistics + Packaging

Efficient logistics for successful retailing

Efficient logistics and packaging adapted to the requirements of the retail trade are fundamental success factors in times of stagnating retail sales.

The EHI Logistics and Packaging research area assists retail industry companies in practical implementation, providing research-backed statistics and ratios plus recommendations, for instance, as to how to optimise distribution processes or select suitable packaging systems.

EHI particularly examines the areas:

• General and assortment-specific distribution structures in national and international retailing
• Internal logistical processes of the retail trade
• Merchandise distribution technologies
• Load containers and packaging
• Disposal of packaging and handling of reusable packaging

The EHI services include:

• Basic research on current logistics topics
• Analyses of economic efficiency
• Studies employing personal interviews and written surveys
• Transmission of knowledge through lectures, in-house training and publications

References:

Leading enterprises from retail and manufacturing:
e.g. Metro, Procter & Gamble, Pepsi Cola or Rexam.