Ever since the milk bottle was invented in 1884, a number of technological developments have taken place. At present milk is packaged in Plastic Pouches, Tetra-Briks, and Pure-pak cartons.The volume of milk sold in paper cartons in the U.S. has reached about 78 per cent, of which Pure-pak cartons account for about 70 per cent. Besides milk, it is also used for packaging other products such as cole slaw, soft drinks, and laundry detergents.Despite its divergent use and seemingly far-reaching advantages and implications for the market milk industry, no packaging cost study seems to have been done. Therefore, this study was designed to make an economic analysis of the cost of packaging milk in Pure-pak cartons.The economic-engineering approach was used to analyze the cost of packaging. The estimated cost of packaging in small and large plants varied from 7.3 cents to 6.0 cents and from 6.3 cents to 5.8 cents when the machines are purchased and leased, respectively, irrespective of the size of the container. Furthermore, it is economical to use larger plants and lease the, machinery than to buy them.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/181446 |
| Date | January 1976 |
| Creators | Worku, Kassahun |
| Contributors | Venkatakrishna, Bellur V. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | x, 113 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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