Automotive Packaging Certificate

Certificate Introduction

Certificate Description

The Certificate of Automotive Packaging provides a comprehensive understanding of the packaging supply chain through a thorough study across the intersection of automotive manufacturers, part suppliers, and packaging providers—all expanding your opportunities to bring value to the many employers within this industry.

Certificate Curriculum

1. Welcome to the Course
  FREE PREVIEW
2. How to Navigate This Course
  FREE PREVIEW
3. Automotive Packaging Workbook Download
4. Before we begin . . .
5. Disclaimer
1. Production Packaging
2. Overseas Packaging
3. After Sales Packaging
4. Knowledge Check: Automotive Packaging Overview
5. Resources: Automotive Packaging Overview
1. Understanding Returnable Packaging
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Introduction to Metal Packaging
2. Wire Cages: Introduction
3. Wire Cages: Design Factors and Applications
4. Returnable Racks: Introduction
5. Returnable Racks: Design Factors and Applications
6. Design and Production Workflow
  FREE PREVIEW
7. Let the Experts Talk!
1. Introduction to Returnable Plastic Packaging
2. Returnable Plastic Totes
3. Returnable Bulk Bins
4. ORBIS Product Selector
5. Returnable Plastic Pallets
1. Industry Overview of Returnable Packaging Providers
2. Downloadable PDF of Returnable Packaging Providers
3. Returnable Packaging Challenges and Trends
4. Returnable Packaging Design Checklist
5. Knowledge Check: Returnable Packaging
6. Resources: Returnable Packaging
1. Understanding Expendable Packaging
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Corrugated Overview
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Corrugated Basics
3. Corrugated Case Study
4. Corrugated Challenges
1. History and Introduction
2. Considerations for Selecting a Wood Supplier
3. Automotive Wood Packaging Users
4. Automotive Wood Packaging Styles
5. Wood Fasteners
6. Wood Fasteners Cheat Sheet
7. Regulation of Wood Packaging Material for International Trade
8. Let the Experts Talk!
1. Introduction
2. Dunnage Case Study
3. Poly Bags
4. Paper
5. Polymeric Foam
  FREE PREVIEW
6. Air Packaging
7. Protective Packaging Material Guide Selection
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Corrosion and Rust
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Importance in Automotive
3. Production of VCI Films
4. VCI Solutions
5. Let the Experts Talk!
6. Corrosion Control Case Study
1. Industry Overview of Expendable Packaging Providers
2. Downloadable PDF of Expendable Packaging Providers
3. Knowledge Check: Expendable Packaging
4. Resources: Expendable Packaging
1. Introduction
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Roles and Functions
3. Supply Chain Solutions
4. Case Studies
5. Downloadable eBook: Foam-in-Place Packaging
6. Downloadable eBook: Auto Bagging Systems
7. Let the Experts Talk!
8. Application Examples
9. Decision Matrix
10. Industry Overview of Packaging Distributors
11. Your Turn!
12. Resources: Packaging Distributors
13. Downloadable PDF of Packaging Distributors
1. Introduction to Packaging Operations at OEMs
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2. OEM Map
3. New Model Launches
4. Packaging Handbooks
  FREE PREVIEW
5. More Packaging and Logistics Handbooks
6. Packaging and Logistics Handbook Links
7. After Sales OEM Packaging
8. Packaging Costs
9. RFQ and Packaging Development Template
1. Packaging Development Process Alignment
2. Lean Manufacturing Approach
3. Returnable Fleet Calculations
4. Returnable Fleet Calculation Tool
1. Downloadable Takeaways
2. Introduction
  FREE PREVIEW
3. What Differentiates a Tier 2 from a Tier 1 from an OEM?
4. A Typical Day as an OEM Packaging Engineer
5. Packaging Planning at an OEM
6. Vehicle Launches
  FREE PREVIEW
7. Packaging Challenges for Sequenced Parts
8. Returnable Packaging Challenges and Solutions
9. Expendable Backup Packaging
10. Future Outlook
11. Advice for Students in Packaging
12. Knowledge Check: Packaging Operations at OEMs
13. Resources: Packaging Operations at OEMs
1. Introduction to Tier 1s
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Introduction to Tier 1s PDF Download
3. Tier 1 Processes
4. Technical Challenges
5. Let the Experts Talk!
6. Tier 1 Supplier Database
7. Your Turn!
8. Resources: Packaging Operations at Tier 1s
1. Introduction
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Rail
3. Truck
4. Ocean
5. Air
6. Shipping Methods
7. Load Security
  FREE PREVIEW
8. Carrier Rules
9. Knowledge Check: Transportation
10. Resources: Transportation
1. Introduction
2. Atmospheric Pre-Conditioning
3. Drop Test
4. Rotational Edge Drop Test/Tilt Test
5. Incline Impact Test/Horizontal Shock Test
6. Vibration Test
7. Shock Test
8. Compression Test
1. Introduction
  FREE PREVIEW
2. The Basics
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3. What's the Big Deal?
  FREE PREVIEW
4. Keys to Compliance
5. Keys to Compliance: Regulations
6. Keys to Compliance: Training
7. Keys to Compliance: Packaging
8. Keys to Compliance: Marking, Labeling, and Hazard Classes
9. Keys to Compliance: Load Securement
10. Keys to Compliance: Placarding
11. Handling Investigators and Penalties
12. Knowledge Check: Hazmat Packaging
13. Resources: Hazmat Packaging
1. Introduction to Sustainability in Automotive Packaging
2. Defining Sustainability
3. Recycled Material Selection
4. Sustainable Package Design
5. Case Study: Suppliers Partnership for the Environment
6. Sustainable Packaging Specification Recommendations for Automotive Manufacturing Operations
7. Sustainability Framework—Primex Evaluation
8. Let's Collaborate!
9. Knowledge Check: Primex Sustainability Module
1. Introduction
2. Technology Solutions
3. Processes
4. Getting Started: Basic Product Information
5. Prototype Design Considerations
6. Let the Experts Talk
1. That's a Wrap!
2. Glossary of Terms
3. Company and Contact Overview
4. Assessment
5. Survey
6. Share Your Accomplishment!

About this course

$2,400.00
158 lessons
6 hours of video content

About the Instructor

Dr. Andrew Hurley

Founder and Associate Professor

Packaging and entrepreneurship came together at an early age for Dr. Andrew Hurley. As a young boy, he molded and sold pewter figurines, but inadequate shipping materials led to breakage. Frustrated, he set to researching better packaging alternatives … and he hasn’t ever stopped. Dr. Hurley is an Associate Professor at Clemson University in the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences. He leads the packaging design emphasis area, where he researches how to leverage packaging to solve even the toughest supply chain challenges.

Contact Us

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Call

864-412-5000
Visit

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Greenville, SC 29601