DHL and Fujitsu commended for efforts in Green Logistics
DHL was commended today – along with Fujitsu Ltd – by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry for its DHL Exel Supply Chain business unit (trading in Japan under then name DHL Supply Chain Ltd) reducing CO2 emissions by 20 pct, or just over 300 tons per annum.
The Green Logistics Partnership Promotion Project seeks to reduce CO2 emissions by enhancing partnerships between shippers and logistics suppliers. Under the 2006 Green Logistics Partnership Project business model, DHL and Fujitsu have successfully reduced CO2 emissions by utilizing concentrated vehicle allocation control, consistently from point of sourcing to product delivery.
“It has been an honor to be commended by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, for our work with Fujitsu,” said Donald McGarva, President of DHL Supply Chain, Ltd. “Together we have cut down CO2 emission through a smart concentrated vehicle allocation program and I look forward to further reducing CO2 emission jointly with Fujitsu.”
Three criteria were the basis for receiving the award: the shipper and logistics provider working together throughout the supply chain process in order to streamline the logistics operation; structuring the advanced tool for automatically calculating CO2 amount emitted based on the data both of actual measuring by in-vehicle terminal and of transportation detail; and. implementation of multiple measures to streamline logistics process, introducing site consolidation and electronic data processing.
Specifically, DHL Supply Chain Ltd. coordinated operations within the distribution center, vehicle allocation and truck transport based on Fujitsu’s newly developed concentrated vehicle allocation control support system, with CO2 emission data being collected through vehicle-mounted terminals while in-transport logistics information was aggregated from parts procurement to product delivery.
DHL has a logistics outsourcing agreement with Fujitsu to fulfill most of its logistics needs in Japan, including the delivery operations cited above, truck trunking, rail transport network, warehouse management, packaging material design, reverse logistics services, service parts delivery, heavy machinery installation and the recycling of information technology devices.
