SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING RESEARCH (SUPAR) LAB
RESEARCH

PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY
Ongoing projects:
Evaluating Packaging Systems and Design for Sustainable eCommerce Supply Chains
How Changes in Consumer Package Design Impact Environmental Sustainability
Methods used:
Life cycle assessment (LCA)

PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS
Ongoing projects:
Measurement and Analysis of Parcel Shipping Environment in Canada
Numerical Prediction of Equivalent Mechanical Properties of Corrugated Paperboards by 3D Finite Element Analysis
Finite Element-based Simulation for Edgewise Compression Behavior of Corrugated Paperboard
- Methods used:
Pre-shipment packaging test (ISTA)
Finite element analysis (FEA)
Distribution environment analysis
Packaging cost analysis

PACKAGING AND HUMAN FACTORS
Ongoing projects:
The influence of eco-designed packaging graphics on consumers’ attentive behaviors and perception of high-calorie food products purchasing from millennials’ perspective
- Methods used:
- Eye-tracking analysis
Virtual reality (VR)
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