RESEARCH

PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY

• Ongoing projects:

  • Evaluating Packaging Systems and Design for Sustainable eCommerce Supply Chains

  • How Changes in Consumer Package Design Impact Environmental Sustainability

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• 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

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• 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

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• Methods used:​
  • Eye-tracking analysis

  • Virtual reality (VR)