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Leading Canadian Supply Chain and Logistics Association Endorses
‘Empty Miles’ Service as Driver of
Sustainability and Savings
Toronto, Ontario, August 25, 2010–
Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada (SCL) today announced its endorsement of the VICS Empty Miles service for driving cost efficiencies and supporting the sustainability efforts of its members. The Empty Miles service is an industry-led backhaul transport solution for the North American supply chain, created through collaboration between global standards bodies GS1 Canada and GS1 US, and the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association (VICS).
“This service successfully addresses a perpetual challenge in the transport supply chain network, namely, reducing empty backhauls,” said Bob Armstrong, President, Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada, the leading national association, representing the supply chain and logistics community in Canada. “With ongoing market pressures impacting Canadian transport companies, leveraging this important online tool is imperative to increasing productivity, achieving savings and realizing environmental sustainability goals.”
Recognized as one of Canada’s top sustainable corporate business initiatives by Walmart Canada’s “Share Green” best practices, Empty Miles is an innovative, web-based solution that matches a company’s trucks and trailers on the return leg of their journey with cargo that can be retrieved or delivered along the return route. In tandem with removing empty transport vehicles from the road, Empty Miles has been shown to curb greenhouse gas emissions, decrease fuel consumption, increase user productivity and save money.
“The Service offers an opportunity for companies to share transportation data in a way that they’ve never had visibility to do before,” said N. Arthur Smith, President and CEO, GS1 Canada. “Endorsement from SCL further validates that Empty Miles presents tangible environmental and business benefits for the Canadian transport and logistics industry.”
Launched in Canada in February 2010, VICS Empty Miles service has met with significant success in the U.S., where it was launched in 2009. In one case study released earlier this year, leading American retailer Macy’s realized an increase of 30 backhaul loads per week, or a projected 1,500 loads per year, and a reduction in annualized transportation costs by an average of $25,000, as a result of using the service.
Learn more about the VICS Empty Miles service: https://www.emptymiles.org
About GS1 Canada
GS1 Canada is a member of GS1, the world’s leading supply chain standards organization. As a neutral, not-for-profit organization, GS1 Canada enables its more than 10,000 members – trading partners of all sizes from over 20 sectors across Canada – to enhance their efficiency and cost effectiveness by adopting electronic supply chain best practices. Learn more at www.gs1ca.org.
About GS1 US
GS1 US, a not-for-profit standards organization, is one of the most respected leaders in global commerce. GS1 US administers the Universal Product Code (U.P.C.) and develops worldwide standards for identification codes, data carriers, and electronic commerce. More than 250,000 member companies doing business in 25 major industries use open, global standards to optimize their supply chain and business processes. As a member organization of GS1, GS1 US is part of a fully integrated global organization representing over a million companies doing business across 145 countries using the GS1 system. Learn more at www.gs1us.org.
About VICS
Since 1986, the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association has worked to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire supply chain. VICS pioneered the implementation of a cross-industry standard, Quick Response (QR) that simplified the flow of product and information in the retail industry sector for retailers and suppliers alike. VICS is made up of companies who that have proven that a timely and accurate flow of product and information between trading partners significantly improves their competitive position. Learn more at www.vics.org.
About SCL
With individual members representing every facet of supply chain and logistics management, Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada (SCL) is the leading national association, representing the supply chain and logistics community in Canada for over 40 years. SCL is the only Canadian association that covers the complete supply chain management spectrum through its member base and program offerings. SCL actively promotes supply chain and logistics management as a significant factor in business profitability, provides leadership to implement integrated logistics solutions and conducts research.
For more information, contact:
Lianne Castelino
Senior Manager, Public Affairs
GS1 Canada
416-510-8039 x2229
lianne.castelino@gs1ca.org
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