Historically, the field of logistics isn’t the most environmentally friendly one. It involves lots of transport, and often large, heavy lorries, that will increase the carbon footprint of the logistics organisation and pollute the planet. How can logistics be made greener?

1. Use greener methods of transport. Some are now fully electric, or at least hybrid, making them a better choice for the environment.
2. Reduce transportation between places where possible. Is there the potential to carry out some processes in different places? This will help give your organisation more flexibility.
3. Reduce overseas transport where possible. This avoids the use of long distance travel between locations.
4. Plan thoroughly. If a journey is well planned out, it will help you to be aware of each stage of the process. You can then think out the best ways to manage it.

Remember, reducing environmental impact also often means reducing your costs. It will be better for your business in many ways.

Logistics is a huge industry. It essentially involves getting things from A to B, and finding the best way of doing this. There will be so many different things to consider. From the price, to the speed, to the convenience, it all needs to be taken into consideration.

You will be someone who is interested in transport in general, and possibly even cars and engines. You will be the kind of person who likes to know how things work and how to understand a whole system. You may have some kind of background in transport planning.

If you want to get into logistics and transport services, you should be highly organised in your approach to tasks. This will be a key part of the role. You will also need to be able to problem solve, often quickly, finding solutions in a short space of time whilst under serious pressure to do so.

Managing a large fleet of vehicles is never going to be an easy task, even for the most organised person. It’s important to have an action plan so that you know your fleet will be well looked after. Here are some ideas:

• Outsource fleet management to a specialist company. They will know exactly what they are doing and their services will be worth every penny.
• Go to some specialist fleet services providers and get some quotes. Compare costs and what you will get for your money. Weigh this up against getting someone in house to do it for you. The downside is, a fleet management company may be more experienced.
• If you are interested in fleet management in house, make sure you have everything your staff need, like fuel cards and maintenance schedules. All vehicles need to be in perfect condition, completely road safe and legal and practical for your staff.

According to Wikipedia Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of use in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and often security.