Tin tức Logistics: Gỗ so với Pallet nhựa trận ngày càng tập trung vào màu xanh lá cây cung cấp Chuỗi
Nov 01, 2016
Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
Thebattlebetweenthewoodandplasticpalletindustrycontinuestomoveininterestingdirections, với nowbeingfrontandcenter "GreenSupplyChain". Notlongago, theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts. Bây giờ, sensingapotentialopening, theplasticpalletside, ledbyIntelligentGlobalPoolingSystems (iGPS), ispushinghardtheGreenargumentforplastic thoughtheevidenceaboutwhichpalletconstructionisreallymoreGreenisunclear. (SeeGreenSupplyChainDebateIncreasinglyFocusesontheLowlyPallet.) Earlierthisyear,theNationalAssociationofStateFireMarshals(NASFM)unexpectedlyconsideredchangedstandardsforsprinklerrequirementsfordistributioncentersusingwood-basedpallets–amovethatlikelywouldhavecausedchaosformanycompanies,andpotentiallyhugeexpensetoupgradesprinklersystems. Whilethemovewaspostponedandlikelywillnotgointhatdirection, somesuspectedthatthecatalystfortheideawasalobbyistconnectedtothebromideindustry-achemicalusedasaflameretardantinplasticpallets. Aswitchfromwoodtoplasticpalletswouldhavebeengoodforbromidemakers. (SeeShippersDodgeaBullet, forNow, asFireMarshalsGroupTablesWoodPalletClassificationChanges) Now,theU.S.AnimalandPlantHealthInspectionService(APHIS),anarmoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),isreviewingpotentialchangesinrevampingandconsolidatingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletstopreventthespreadofenvironmentalpests,suchastheemeraldashborerandAsianlonghornedbeetle.APHISisconsideringextendingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletscomingintotheUStopreventimportationofsuchpests,usingprocessessuchasheattreatmentorfumigationwithmethylbromide. Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
Thebattlebetweenthewoodandplasticpalletindustrycontinuestomoveininterestingdirections, với nowbeingfrontandcenter "GreenSupplyChain". Notlongago, theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts. Bây giờ, sensingapotentialopening, theplasticpalletside, ledbyIntelligentGlobalPoolingSystems (iGPS), ispushinghardtheGreenargumentforplastic thoughtheevidenceaboutwhichpalletconstructionisreallymoreGreenisunclear. (SeeGreenSupplyChainDebateIncreasinglyFocusesontheLowlyPallet.) Earlierthisyear,theNationalAssociationofStateFireMarshals(NASFM)unexpectedlyconsideredchangedstandardsforsprinklerrequirementsfordistributioncentersusingwood-basedpallets–amovethatlikelywouldhavecausedchaosformanycompanies,andpotentiallyhugeexpensetoupgradesprinklersystems. Whilethemovewaspostponedandlikelywillnotgointhatdirection, somesuspectedthatthecatalystfortheideawasalobbyistconnectedtothebromideindustry-achemicalusedasaflameretardantinplasticpallets. Aswitchfromwoodtoplasticpalletswouldhavebeengoodforbromidemakers. (SeeShippersDodgeaBullet, forNow, asFireMarshalsGroupTablesWoodPalletClassificationChanges) Now,theU.S.AnimalandPlantHealthInspectionService(APHIS),anarmoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),isreviewingpotentialchangesinrevampingandconsolidatingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletstopreventthespreadofenvironmentalpests,suchastheemeraldashborerandAsianlonghornedbeetle.APHISisconsideringextendingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletscomingintotheUStopreventimportationofsuchpests,usingprocessessuchasheattreatmentorfumigationwithmethylbromide. Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
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