Overcome The Problem in Green Transportation: Apply eco-friendly logistics approaches


1. Include eco-friendly criteria in your procurement policies

-Product characteristics: e.g., buying eco-friendly packaging and limiting the use of plastic in packaging.

-Manufacturing processes: international regulations guarantee favorable environmental management. Mecalux is ISO 14001 certified, which ensures that an environmental management system has been implemented in the company's global operations.

-The supplier's location, prioritizing those closest to its facility.

 

2. Optimize transport fleet management

Transport is a major carbon footprint area in the logistics chain. Aside from buying cleaner running vehicles, to limit emissions, it is necessary to use systems that assist delivery route planning and prioritize load pooling. Not only do you achieve higher efficiency in fleet management, but you also cut back the overall emissions produced by the transport.

 

3. Enable measures to reduce and recycle the waste produced in your warehouse

One of the measures to help apply environmental logistics in a warehouse is to use sustainable criteria to manage the generated waste. For example:

-Establish a waste sorting process according to materials to be recycled.

-Roll back in-warehouse paper usage by implementing IT solutions such as the Easy WMS warehouse management software.

-Control special waste management so that they comply with appropriate recycling procedures.

 

4. Improve stock management and reverse logistics processes

Achieving a more efficient storage facility follows one of eco-logistics core principles: reducing waste through overall process improvement. Some measures to achieve this are:

-Scale down movements within your warehouse through a combination of good storage location management and optimized picking plans.

-Prevent stock damage caused by manual handling of goods. Deploying robots and automated systems in your warehouse resolves this issue.

-In the case of perishable goods, accurately manage the FIFO criterion to control expirations and prevent goods from spoiling.

-Establish quality control processes for returned products that leverage reverse logistics management.


by: nur fatihah nabilah

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