Reusable logistics

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The term reusable logistics describes the use of reusable plastic or glass containers instead of one-way packaging in internal and external transport, storage and picking of goods. The primary objective is the standardization of packaging and the reduction of packaging waste. In contrast to the intralogistic implementation, the external management of such container pools is usually taken over by a pooling service provider who returns the containers, repairs, cleans, stores them and returns them to the supply chain as required. The lean management approach, which is supposed to ensure profitability, processes and transparency of a reusable system, is called container management. The most common reusable goods are pallets, containers and returnable bottles. By using a pooling service provider, pallets and containers are distributed internally between the companies. Instead, returnable bottles use the deposit system and are therefore consumer goods that are commercially available.

General

Reusable logistics is an integral part of our current economic cycle. It is a topic of reverse logistics, which in German translated means return logistics or take-back logistics. Products such as returnable bottles, pallets, containers, etc. are available in disposable and reusable versions. It should be noted that the focus of returnable logistics is on returnable returnable bottles, since pallets and containers etc. are goods of container management.

Reusable cycle

The reusable cycle begins with the customer who buys and consumes the returnable bottle. After he has consumed them, he brings them back to the dealer to have the deposit paid out. The next step is for the beverage wholesaler to pick up the empty crates and bottles. It represents the link between retail and manufacturers. Its job is to supply the markets with filled beverage bottles and then to bring the empties to the bottling plants. The beverage wholesalers fulfill the speculative task of keeping stocks safe, which also z. B. in a hot summer, enough supplies come into the trade. The manufacturer takes care of the checking, cleaning and refilling of the bottles. The retail trade takes care of distribution and sales and the beverage retailer takes care of the logistics, i.e. transport and storage. All 3 instances together result in the reusable cycle. Which is illustrated in the following figure.

Reusable systems

Reusable transport packaging or the short form MTV are pallets, bottles or containers. At MTV, the procedure depends on which reusable system is used. These are differentiated according to their accessibility.

The MTVs are exchanged within a company in closed reusable systems.

In the case of the branch-specific returnable systems, the recipient and sender are from one branch.

With open systems, all participants can come from different industries.

If MTVs are only exchanged between a sender and a recipient, this reusable system is called bilateral.

And if there are several senders and recipients, these are called multilateral.

With the deposit system, the sender pays a deposit to the system operator who makes the MTV available. The price of the deposit is based on the replacement price. The recipient of the MTV is obliged to pay the deposit to the sender. If the system operator gets the MTV back, the sender receives the deposit back. The advantage of the deposit system is that there is no need for inventory management. If an MTV is lost or defective, a new purchase can be financed using the deposit. With the help of the capital tied up by the pledge, the respective owner induces a quick transfer, thereby shortening the turnaround times. The result is an increase in profitability. The existing control system makes it possible to trace the cause of possible damage and loss. This is important for any cleaning, repairs or new purchases and ensures the necessary quality standard of MTV.

There is also the option to rent or buy MTV. When purchasing, the recipient has the option of returning the empty MTV to the system operator for a buyback price. The difference between the purchase price and the repurchase price is seen as payment for participation in this system. While in the case of rent, the rental fee fulfills this function. The delivery of the goods is to be proceeded differently with the MTV, depending on the system. The following options are available: The carrier is given the same number of empty MTVs as the full MTV that have been delivered. It is therefore unavoidable to check the condition of the MTV when the goods are delivered. That means damaged MTVs should not be exchanged for perfect ones. The number of exchanged MTVs must be recorded on the accompanying documents.

With the pool system, system operators, for example the European Pallet Association (EPAL), make the MTV available. The senders can now use this pool (stock / collection). Everyone involved in the pool system can exchange MTVs or keep accounts. The system operators or their certified partners take care of the manufacture, repair and compliance with the standards. The advantages of a pool system are:

Easy exchange and return options because of the large, widely distributed user community
Guaranteed quality by the system operator is guaranteed
Standardized norms for size and load capacity

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literature

Baumann, Baumgart, Geltinger - Logistic processes. Jobs in warehouse logistics (textbook / specialist book)