Description du contenu de l'enseignement Aims: To give students knowledge and deep understandings in how the packaged product influences supply chain performance, i.e. packaging logistics. The aim is also to give students an understanding of packaging system components and the impact of packaging on supply chains. Furthermore, the course provide students with the skill of analysing, designing and choosing packaging system components based on the need and requirements of companies and other organisations in supply chains. The course provides students with a holistic and systems thinking on packaging in supply chains, and contributes to a synthesis of packaging and logistics knowledge. The aim is also to give students insights into the potentials of packaging in the information society. Content: Packaging logistics is a concept that integrates packaging and logistics in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the supply chain. Packaging logistics uses logistics knowledge about technology and economy along with the properties of packaging in different industrial applications. The course primarily consists of a project where the purpose is to improve an existing packaging system from a packaging logistics perspective. The project is supported by lectures, cases and feedback seminars, where different analyses and syntheses are introduced. Different methods for analysing packaging will also be included as well as the current state and trends in packaging logistics research and practice.