Logistika vijesti: Drva u odnosu na plastične palete bitka više fokusirao na zeleni opskrbnog lanca
Nov 01, 2016
Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
Thebattlebetweenthewoodandplasticpalletindustrycontinuestomoveininterestingdirections, sa nowbeingfrontandcenter "GreenSupplyChain". Notlongago, theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts. Dakle, sensingapotentialopening, theplasticpalletside, ledbyIntelligentGlobalPoolingSystems (iGPS), ispushinghardtheGreenargumentforplastic thoughtheevidenceaboutwhichpalletconstructionisreallymoreGreenisunclear. (SeeGreenSupplyChainDebateIncreasinglyFocusesontheLowlyPallet). Earlierthisyear,theNationalAssociationofStateFireMarshals(NASFM)unexpectedlyconsideredchangedstandardsforsprinklerrequirementsfordistributioncentersusingwood-basedpallets–amovethatlikelywouldhavecausedchaosformanycompanies,andpotentiallyhugeexpensetoupgradesprinklersystems. Whilethemovewaspostponedandlikelywillnotgointhatdirection, somesuspectedthatthecatalystfortheideawasalobbyistconnectedtothebromideindustry – achemicalusedasaflameretardantinplasticpallets. Aswitchfromwoodtoplasticpalletswouldhavebeengoodforbromidemakers. (SeeShippersDodgeaBullet, za sada, asFireMarshalsGroupTablesWoodPalletClassificationChanges.) Now,theU.S.AnimalandPlantHealthInspectionService(APHIS),anarmoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),isreviewingpotentialchangesinrevampingandconsolidatingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletstopreventthespreadofenvironmentalpests,suchastheemeraldashborerandAsianlonghornedbeetle.APHISisconsideringextendingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletscomingintotheUStopreventimportationofsuchpests,usingprocessessuchasheattreatmentorfumigationwithmethylbromide. Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
Thebattlebetweenthewoodandplasticpalletindustrycontinuestomoveininterestingdirections, sa nowbeingfrontandcenter "GreenSupplyChain". Notlongago, theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts. Dakle, sensingapotentialopening, theplasticpalletside, ledbyIntelligentGlobalPoolingSystems (iGPS), ispushinghardtheGreenargumentforplastic thoughtheevidenceaboutwhichpalletconstructionisreallymoreGreenisunclear. (SeeGreenSupplyChainDebateIncreasinglyFocusesontheLowlyPallet). Earlierthisyear,theNationalAssociationofStateFireMarshals(NASFM)unexpectedlyconsideredchangedstandardsforsprinklerrequirementsfordistributioncentersusingwood-basedpallets–amovethatlikelywouldhavecausedchaosformanycompanies,andpotentiallyhugeexpensetoupgradesprinklersystems. Whilethemovewaspostponedandlikelywillnotgointhatdirection, somesuspectedthatthecatalystfortheideawasalobbyistconnectedtothebromideindustry – achemicalusedasaflameretardantinplasticpallets. Aswitchfromwoodtoplasticpalletswouldhavebeengoodforbromidemakers. (SeeShippersDodgeaBullet, za sada, asFireMarshalsGroupTablesWoodPalletClassificationChanges.) Now,theU.S.AnimalandPlantHealthInspectionService(APHIS),anarmoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),isreviewingpotentialchangesinrevampingandconsolidatingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletstopreventthespreadofenvironmentalpests,suchastheemeraldashborerandAsianlonghornedbeetle.APHISisconsideringextendingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletscomingintotheUStopreventimportationofsuchpests,usingprocessessuchasheattreatmentorfumigationwithmethylbromide. Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
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