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1/30/2020

Marshall White
Professor Emeritus
Virginia Tech



Examples from actual unit load performance failures will be described. Using the sometimes-tragic consequences of these failures, package and pallet designers will be reminded that safety is "job 1". The forensic procedures to determine the causes of these failures, will be described. The causes are typically classified as unit loads were miss-handled, improper unit load design, or a defective unit load design. Examples of each of these causes will be used to demonstrate how to operate safe unit load-based supply chains. Methods of accident prevention and mitigation will be described. This will include education, proper design procedures that include testing, use of standards, inspection procedures, and best practices for handling, storing, and shipping unitized products.

Takeaway: Reminding attendees that safety should always be assured when designing components of product supply chains. How to include safety in your design process, while still focusing on efficiency and sustainability.

Biography: Professor Emeritus at the Virginia Tech, Department of Sustainable Biomaterials, Blacksburg, Virginia, and a graduate of Colorado State University and Virginia Tech with B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Wood Science and Forest Products. He is past Director of the Pallet and Container Research Laboratory and Center for Unit Load Design at Virginia Tech. He established the Packaging Systems and Design undergraduate and graduate degree programs at Virginia Tech in 2006. He served as Chair of the ANSI/MH1 committee on pallet Standards and Head of the US delegation to the ISO TC 51 committee on International pallet standards. He is a member of ASTM D10.

Registration Rate: $55   ISTA Member Discounted Rate: $0
You must be registered by 11:30am (EST) on January 30th to participate.