Innovative transport solutions Traffic avoidance

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1 Innovative transport solutions Traffic avoidance Euro-Trans_Days Warsaw, 18th October Ellen Naaykens Buck Consultants International P.O. Box BL Nijmegen The Netherlands Phone : Fax : bci@bciglobal.com

2 Introduction Buck Consultants International Profile Independent consultancy firm Established in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, 1985 Employs 70 full-time professionals Projects in more than 20 countries Key areas Supply chain analysis and logistics advice for companies Transport and infrastructure Business strategy, location and real estate advice for companies Advice on economic development and business sites Commercial real estate Strategies for attracting and retaining companies In Europe: Madrid In US: New York, NY London The Hague Nijmegen, HQ Brussels Frankfurt Buck Consultants International, Paris Milan

3 Content 1. Sustainable logistics in Europe 2. Dutch policy for sustainable logistics 3. Traffic avoidance 4. Traffic avoidance on European scale 5. Link with FP7 Buck Consultants International,

4 1. Sustainable logistics in Europe economic concentration utilisation road network environmental impact source Eurostat Buck Consultants International,

5 Ongoing growth of freight flows in Europe Increasing congestion problems and more strictly safety and environmental conditions Modal shift and more efficient and environmental friendly transport are not enough Need for less traffic should be more emphasized Buck Consultants International,

6 Less traffic: packaging / production / design Modal Shift Where can the transition be made? Efficient transport Cleaner and safer Buck Consultants International,

7 2. Dutch policy sustainable logistics Policy target 30% CO2-emmission reduction in 2020 Equivalent with CO2 emmission level in 1990 Proposed further reduction to -50% in 2050 Buck Consultants International,

8 Challenge Compact, clever en clean Combine competitiveness of Dutch industry with sustainable logistics Program transport efficient economy Top down approach: creating awareness and sense of urgency Bottom up: implementation of logistical improvements together with industry sectors Transport-efficient policy making Embedment Implementation Awareness Buck Consultants International,

9 Traffic avoidance The Netherlands has a broad experience with traffic avoidance Including over 100 case studies of Dutch companies Many of these cases resulted in a successful reduction of road kilometres at equal economic activity Companies have developed innovative solutions reducing the quantity of goods to be carried Buck Consultants International,

10 3. Traffic avoidance Definition Any innovative action integrating transport into production logistics to avoid a large percentage of freight transport by road without adversely affecting production output or workforce Assignment Find intelligent solutions that reduce the amount of traffic without influencing the company s profitability Buck Consultants International,

11 Goal Reduction of the negative impact of freight transport through modifications in production and distribution Reduction of volume/weight (less kilo s) Reduction of distance (less km s) Examples compactly design and pack the products local sourcing swapping condense or dry products digital transport of goods avoidance of return flows cluster supplier and customer reducing distances in the supply chain Best practices and cases Buck Consultants International,

12 Saint Gobain Isover Greater compression of glass-wool mats Adapting production of glass-wool mats for compact transport Reduction of volume by 33% Savings up to 46 million volume km s per year Buck Consultants International,

13 Smith food group Less air in master bags of crisps Block bags instead of pillowcase Less air, reduction of volume by 1/3 175,000 trip km s per year in NL Potential many times greater in other countries Buck Consultants International,

14 Diafer Stowable and stackable trays Compact transport of empty barrels 67% saving on return volume 50 million trays in NL Introduction is feasible in sectors with sufficient uniformity in products and packaging Transport savings depend on type of industry Buck Consultants International,

15 Hoekloos Production of hydrogen on the customer s premises On-site production of hydrogen for glass industry Normally: central manufacturing and road transport Saving of more than 1,6 million tonnekm s per year Saving of almost 300 journeys with gas per year Buck Consultants International,

16 Mangnus & Van der Heijden Separating beans from waste in the field Combining bean harvesting machines with cleaning system Savings up to 260,000 trip km s per year Remove about 20% in waste and leave it on the land Buck Consultants International,

17 Case chemical industry Swapping/clearing house Horizontal industry collaboration Focussed on product sourcing Clearing house streamlines swapping of chemical products Antwerp $ Customer Marseille Buck Consultants International,

18 Case life style From LizzClaiborne Mexx + + Shop 1 To LizzClaiborne Mexx Shop 1 + Shop 2 X Shop 2 Levi Strauss + Shop 3 Levi Strauss Shop 3 X Consolidation point and pre production center From Garment On Hanger (GOH) to Flat Packed (FP) Much more efficient transport flows Potential: 170,000 km s. Additional savings when scope increases Buck Consultants International,

19 4. Traffic avoidance at European scale Motivation for European-wide implementation Cases have shown viability of traffic avoidance concepts Less road traffic results in win-win situations for all parties involved: less (transport) costs, less congestion and less pollution Transport does not stop at the border but is an international matter of concern Creating awareness and learning from other countries can result in substantial synergies To face the sense of urgency we are in and to realise a maximum contribution Buck Consultants International,

20 Approach: proposal for Marco Polo II program Characteristics Marco Polo II Running from Legal entity of partners: engaged in economic activity Budget of 400 M First call for proposal end of March 2007, ± 55 M 5 actions types Modal shift actions any action shifting freight from road to short sea shipping, rail, inland waterways or a combination of modes Motorways of the Sea (new) Buck Consultants International,

21 Traffic Avoidance Actions (new) Catalyst actions any innovative action aimed at overcoming significant structural barriers in the transport market which impede efficiency and competitiveness Common learning actions any action aimed at improving cooperation for structurally optimising working methods and procedures in the transport chain, taking into account the requirements of logistics Buck Consultants International,

22 STATE: Scheme for Traffic Avoidance Transfer and Evaluation Focus on logistics manager but also on marketing manager, packaging manager Dissemination of the Traffic Avoidance concept by providing training to industrial shippers and other relevant stakeholders Participating countries and partners Netherlands: Connekt, Buck Consultants, EVO Germany: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Austria: Herry Consult Stakeholders from various countries: shippers organisations, federations for Transport & Environment, branche organisations, governmental parties Buck Consultants International,

23 Based on three parts Identification of state of art 1. Project management 2. Evaluation of traffic avoidance initiatives Communication and co-operation distribution of results creating awareness and consciousness-raising how to move the industrial shippers Learning dissemination of methods and tools: handbook, calculation tool, interactive website provide an organisational framework and training services for stakeholders how to enable implementation 3. European-wide distribution of results 4. Dissemination and training traffic avoidance is an opportunity instead of another difficult measure Buck Consultants International,

24 5. Link with FP7 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Programme: Cooperation Collaborative research Theme: Sustainable Surface Transport Objectives: Creating greener surface transport Encouraging modal shift and decongesting transport corridors Ensuring sustainable urban mobility Improving safety and security Strengthening competitiveness Overlap with objectives traffic avoidance Buck Consultants International,

25 Conclusion FP7 has to anticipate and deal with relevant socialeconomic topics Traffic avoidance clearly contributes, next to co-modality and other themes, to meet the objectives of FP7 R&D needed for European wide implementation of traffic avoidance. Examples of technical innovation: Product: compact Packaging: less air, stowable and stackable Transport equipment: garment on hanger, flat packed Transport systems: information & organisation Buck Consultants International,

26 INDICATIVE TOPICS FOR 2008 SUSTAINABLE SURFACE TRANSPORT - RTD ENSURING SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY New transport and mobility concepts Competitive surface transport products and services SUSTAINABLE SURFACE TRANSPORT TREN Policy support Policy-packages and best practices for transport Sustainability effects of new logistics and manufacturing systems transport impacts Innovation in surface transport Contributes to traffic avoidance Buck Consultants International,