Systems and methods for evaluating environmental aspects of shipping systems

摘要

According to various embodiments, package evaluation systems and methods are provided for evaluating the sustainability of packaging used in the shipment of goods. In particular, the package evaluation systems and methods are configured for performing package evaluations and managing and providing access to data resulting from package evaluations. The package evaluations are designed to assess, among other things, the ability of sample packages to prevent damage to their contents, the volumetric efficiency of sample packages, and the sustainability of the materials used to construct sample packages. In addition, the systems and methods are further configured for assigning a certification to an entity associated with the evaluated packages based on the results of the evaluation.

主权项

1. A method for evaluating damage prevention characteristics of a plurality of packages, wherein each package in the plurality of packages comprises a box of a particular box type, a fill of a particular fill type, and one or more items of a particular item type, said method comprising the steps of:
performing a damage prevention test on a first package configuration, wherein said first package configuration comprises a first box having a first box type, a first fill disposed within the first box and having a first fill type, and a first item disposed within the first box and having a first item type, the first item type being the heaviest item type among a set of item types intended for shipment in boxes of the first box type with a fill of the first fill type; performing the damage prevention test on a second package configuration, wherein said second package configuration comprises a second box having the first box type, a second fill disposed within the second box and having the first fill type, and a second item disposed within the second box and having a second item type, the second item type being the most fragile item type among the set of item types intended for shipment in boxes of the first box type with a fill of the first fill type; determining a level of damage received by the first package configuration and a level of damage received by the second package configuration; generating, via one or more processors, damage prevention data indicative of the level of damage received by the first item and the level of damage received by the second item; storing said damage prevention data in at least one memory storage area; and determining, via said one or more processors and based on the damage prevention data, whether said first package configuration and said second package configuration has satisfied a set of predefined damage prevention criteria.