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1.2.5. Changes in product design
An increase in complexity and sophistication of products will lead to more value added per unit
of weight, especially with final products. Increase in Internet sales is converting the direct delivery of
CDs, tapes, videos and software into electronic distribution. Opportunities also lie with regard to the
integration of logistics and transport implications at an early stage of product design: integrated
product design. For example, the participation of the packaging industry and other supply chain actors.
Standardisation and the implications for (reverse) logistics (storage, handling, transport etc.) can be
taken into account. For example, this could entail the collection of clean waste (i.e. packaging) from
retail outlets by the same vehicles used for product distribution.
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