{"id":5603,"date":"2020-05-10T10:54:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T08:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2020-05-10T10:54:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T08:54:11","slug":"supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/05\/10\/supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving Green While Going Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Commercial operators around the globe\u2014not just those in the supply chain\u2014are currently grappling with a new reality. Gone are the days when businesses could solely worry about dollars and cents; now business leaders need to consider the environment and how their business is impacting it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The increasing influence of climate change has significantly changed how customers assess the merits of businesses\u2014they want to see environmental credentials before making the decision whether to purchase products, award a tender, or start a partnership.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Smart Solutions<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">But how can business leaders in the supply chain space accomplish these goals while also operating just-in-time work practices and maintaining profit margins? It doesn&#8217;t seem easy. Altering a business to go green is expensive, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Not necessarily. If businesses are smart, they can go green while actually saving money. Here&#8217;s how.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>As a service model making a difference.<\/strong> Up to this point, businesses looking to go green have had to spend a huge amount of money purchasing essential equipment such as specialized lighting and alternative energy sources. Now, energy and sustainability in general can be delivered as a service.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Take lighting, for example. After all, every building needs it, and every business working in the supply chain needs buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The pioneering Light as a Service model means businesses can access energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lighting by subscription\u2014the lighting is maintained for them by the provider so they don&#8217;t have to buy a depreciating asset or take on any financial risk, all the while saving up to 80% on energy bills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">This can have a huge effect for the marketing department. Clients and customers love to hear about good environmental news stories, and this innovative approach has a demonstrable\u2014and measurable\u2014effect on carbon emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Lighting is just one part of the energy puzzle.<\/strong> After driving energy-efficiency under your own rooh3, renewable technologies can help meet your business&#8217;s additional energy needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In the 21st century, lighting is not enough and industrial operators should be looking to come off the grid entirely. Becoming self-sustainable is a process that starts with lighting. Later it makes sense for your business to investigate and examine other alternative energy sources, such as solar power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The good news is that businesses can make those decisions at the touch of a button. Advances in technology mean overall energy usage is easily accessed, which means bottom-line savings are also instantly accessible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">For example, industry app Dataful can quickly measure how much a facility has to pay to light a building using just four simple metrics.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Best of both worlds.<\/strong> Up to now, business leaders have understandably been cautious about what going green would mean for them and their bank balance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">But the good news is that with new technologies and ways of working\u2014and operators providing historically expensive services for hugely discounted rates using new business models\u2014you can get the best of both worlds: a healthier balance sheet and the ability to say that your business is making a real difference. It&#8217;s a win-win for you, your clients, and your customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Saving money as well as the environment makes sense, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:graham@urbanvolt.com?subject=Your Article on InboundLogistics.com\"><img class=\"author-image alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.inboundlogistics.com\/userfiles\/GreenLandscape_GrahamDeane_0120.jpg\" \/>Graham Deane<\/a>, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/urbanvolt.com\">UrbanVolt<\/a>, +353-873618479<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inboundlogistics.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.inboundlogistics.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CUT COTS OF THE FLEET WITH OUR AUDIT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5377\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commercial operators around the globe\u2014not just those in the supply chain\u2014are currently grappling with a new reality. Gone are the days when businesses could solely worry about dollars and cents; now business leaders need to consider the environment and how their business is impacting it. The increasing influence of climate change has significantly changed how&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[50],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5603"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5605,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603\/revisions\/5605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}