Technical male shot "pollution" big data change courier packaging

[China Packaging Network] The prosperous online economy is both an endless spree for shoppers and a serious challenge to the logistics industry. There are also problems with courier packaging and pollution. Although express packaging accounts for a very small proportion of the total consumption of society, it is a pressure on the environment. Can not be underestimated.

In August of this year, the State Post Bureau issued the "Implementation Plan for Promoting the Green Packaging Industry in the Express Industry". The program will establish three aspects to promote "green packaging": First, it will improve the law and regulations system for express delivery industry packaging, such as promoting the inclusion of express mail packaging. The compulsory recycling catalog of the Circular Economy Promotion Law. The second is to formulate and revise the national standards and industry standards for express delivery packaging. The third is to strengthen the daily supervision of express delivery industry packaging, and promote the introduction of express green packaging environmental protection label use and management methods, explore the green packaging and other environmental protection indicators into the industry credit system construction content.

To promote "green packaging", the role of the enterprise is indispensable. Experts in the industry suggest that to cope with the problem of courier packaging pollution from the source, governments, platforms, enterprises, and consumers need to work together. Packaging suppliers, express delivery companies, and e-commerce companies should use more biodegradable packaging materials to promote electronic labels and reduce tape use. Reducing the express package from the source to avoid excessive use of materials. The courier company should pay attention to the healthy competition of services, strengthen the training of employees' operating norms, rationalize the division of labor for machine packing and manual packing, reduce secondary packaging, and reduce the amount of damage to packages.

A few days ago, the reporter interviewed the senior algorithm expert Hu Haoyuan of Cainiao Network. After a job, he would visit the technical master who knows the answer post. Hu Haoyuan introduced to reporters that the annual double 11 technology and logistics tests are very large. Some time ago, when he and the team researched the warehouse, they found that there were usually several fixed-type packaging boxes in the warehouse. When the workers were in the package, it was often an order that could only fill half the boxes. Some of the goods were small but heavy. The equipment is broken if it is not loaded. It was felt that most of the packaging was purely based on the naked eye and experience. It was difficult to accurately estimate the volume and weight of the product. Hu Haoyuan immediately decided to lead the team to develop a set of algorithmic techniques.

This algorithm is generally speaking, it can use the algorithm to optimize, help the warehouse to pack all the goods with a smaller box. At the moment the order is generated, the system will automatically calculate how large the box is for this order, and several boxes will be installed to find the packaging method for the most provincial materials.

Through the rookie's "smart packaging algorithm" technology, once the consumer orders, the system will immediately calculate the attributes, quantity, weight, volume, and even the location of the goods, which can be quickly combined with the height and width of the box. The weights are matched and the required boxes are calculated. How the goods are placed inside the box is the most economical package. The entire calculation process is less than 1 second.

According to Hu Haoyuan, senior algorithm expert of Cainiao Network, the intelligent packaging algorithm technology is currently being tested and run in a rookie warehouse. From the actual results of the operation, the cost and efficiency of the “smart packaging algorithm technology” are much better than the manual judgment packaging. . From the perspective of cost, because each box is packed full, the space utilization is more reasonable, and the system calculation is very fast, the distribution cost of each order can save 0.12 yuan, and the consumables cost can save 0.16 yuan. For a warehouse with a daily average of 100,000, it will save at least 10 million a year. The greater significance lies in the protection of the environment. Using optimization and artificial intelligence algorithms, warehouses have reduced packaging materials by more than 5% over the past.

It is understood that the rookie network at this stage only uses algorithms to match orders with existing packaging. The next step will be to customize the most suitable packaging for warehouse use based on the characteristics of the goods in the warehouse, combined with consumer purchasing and combination habits. Express packaging supplies are also expected to be further developed. If it is reduced to more than 15%, the cost of the entire industry will also decrease.

Speaking of the future of green e-commerce, Hu Haoyuan introduced that Cainiao Networks not only launched green courier, but also actively promoted the use of e-single sheets, which could save 1.2 billion yuan in paper loss per year. In June this year, it also joined 32 logistics partners worldwide. Promote the use of biodegradable express packaging. "We hope to use the 'Green Action Plan' to leverage on its platform and technological advantages, promote industry informatization and intelligence, promote the use of more environmentally friendly products and technologies, and work with partners to strengthen the recycling of cartons."

In this regard, experts suggest that relevant government departments should support the development of green industries and encourage packaging suppliers to achieve customized packaging, save materials, and give priority to the use of biodegradable courier packaging related parties, in particular, some courier companies and e-commerce companies to give Corresponding social honours and the establishment of a benchmarking user company will play a leading role in demonstration.

At the same time, the overseas experience is worth paying attention to. The German “Regulations on Packaging” stipulates that the volume and weight of packaging should be reduced, so that the minimum requirements for the protection of product safety and the protection of product hygiene can be met and accepted by consumers. Where the packaging volume is significantly greater than 10% of the product itself and the packaging cost is significantly greater than 30% of the product, it should be determined as a "commercial fraud" that infringes the rights of consumers. If the volume of the carton is enlarged, people may feel illusions, etc., all of which are deceptive packages.

Experts reminded that we cannot blindly pursue express delivery because it caused the courier not to pay attention to the protection of packaging during the inspection. At the same time, the merchants also have unavoidable responsibilities. The protection of the layers of packaging is taken as a sense of security for customers. It is better to provide quality products for a long time.