Applied Design of Corrugated Board Properties to Mitigate Puncturing in Parcel Handling Distribution Chains

Corrugated board boxes are used for the majority of parcel shipments. These boxes, particularly in e-commerce shipments, often suffer damages such as crushing and puncturing. Puncture-related damage can lead to product damage, customer dissatisfaction, and costly returns. While holes in boxes due to...

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Main Authors: Martin Holmvall, Mats Holmgren
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Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2025-05-01
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description Corrugated board boxes are used for the majority of parcel shipments. These boxes, particularly in e-commerce shipments, often suffer damages such as crushing and puncturing. Puncture-related damage can lead to product damage, customer dissatisfaction, and costly returns. While holes in boxes due to rough handling in the distribution chain are common, there is no standardized method for designing corrugated board properties to resist puncturing, particularly by selecting appropriate paper materials without extensive laboratory testing. This study demonstrates how commonly measured properties can be leveraged to optimize corrugated board paper combinations, tailoring them to minimize the occurrence of holes, as well as general damage, during distribution.
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spelling doaj-art-2fd94cffe843444cadea58c608ce148e2025-08-20T01:51:42ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262025-05-01203537753972972Applied Design of Corrugated Board Properties to Mitigate Puncturing in Parcel Handling Distribution ChainsMartin Holmvall0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2628-5871Mats Holmgren1SCA R&D Centre, Box 716, SE-851 21 Sundsvall, SwedenSCA R&D Centre, Box 716, SE-851 21 Sundsvall, SwedenCorrugated board boxes are used for the majority of parcel shipments. These boxes, particularly in e-commerce shipments, often suffer damages such as crushing and puncturing. Puncture-related damage can lead to product damage, customer dissatisfaction, and costly returns. While holes in boxes due to rough handling in the distribution chain are common, there is no standardized method for designing corrugated board properties to resist puncturing, particularly by selecting appropriate paper materials without extensive laboratory testing. This study demonstrates how commonly measured properties can be leveraged to optimize corrugated board paper combinations, tailoring them to minimize the occurrence of holes, as well as general damage, during distribution.https://ojs.bioresources.com/index.php/BRJ/article/view/24660corrugated boarddistribution chaine-commerceparcelperformancepunctureweibull distribution
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title Applied Design of Corrugated Board Properties to Mitigate Puncturing in Parcel Handling Distribution Chains
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title_short Applied Design of Corrugated Board Properties to Mitigate Puncturing in Parcel Handling Distribution Chains
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