This week we are focusing on some of the issues
that are faced in the world of logistics. Yesterday we touched on one of the
external factors that have helped globalise logistics in recent years, the
effect of worldwide governments and the creation of unions such as the EU.
Today we are looking at environmental concerns, a factor that has had a big
impact in the past few years.
Green issues have become more and more relevant due
to a rise in public awareness concerning their own impact on the environment.
People are shopping smarter and expecting the businesses they use to take
environmental issues seriously within their day to day activities, including
distribution.
The effect this has had in logistics includes:
- Limiting the movement of road freight on certain
days or times during the week
- Promotion the use of rail transport, especially as
an alternative to road freight couriers
- The use of recycled, recyclable and reusable
packaging materials
- Using green products
- Outsourcing reverse logistic services
Road congestion is a serious issue and this has
been a problem that has needed to be overcome by the logistics industry.
Countries are trying to combat the problem by introducing road tolls, bans on
trucks and restriction access. All of these do impact on logistics but
companies are working around these issues by offering 24/7 courier services,
point to point deliveries and by eliminating the use of hubs.
Royale International have introduced point to point
deliveries, reusable and recyclable packaging, around the clock service and
in-house energy saving operations such as the Switch Off policy we have helped
to show our customers that the environment is important to us.
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