Impacts of High-Capacity Transport vehicles in green logistics: A case study in Finnish Timber trucking
Son, Cao (2019)
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019082117913
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019082117913
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The thesis focused on the topic of green logistics and transportation, particularly about environmental sustainability and energy efficiency in cargo transportation by road, hence, transport vehicle was the main target of the research. The key objective was to determine the effectiveness of using High-capacity transportation (HCT) vehicles, in term of energy usage and environmental performance. A case study in timber trucking in Finnish wood industry was conducted to be the main approach to resolve the question.
The theoretical part consisted of the definition of green transportation and its importance in today modern logistics system; and the environmental impacts and performances of road cargo transportation in Europe. It also introduced the concept and the description of HCT vehicles as well as the technical differences between them and traditional transport vehicles.
The empirical part of the thesis included the description of the case study: Misawa Ltd. – a wood production company located in Mikkeli, Finland. Data was collected through surveys and interviews to gather numbers and figures in order to calculate environmental performances and fuel consumption of both HCT vehicles and traditional vehicles on the same scale during the company’s transport process. The comparison should be the key result as well as the main instrument to determine the capability of HCT vehicles as a better alternative in sustainable transportation, which was included and emphasized in the discussion and conclusion of the thesis.
Key findings from the thesis have shown that HCT vehicles could bring differences and improvements in terms of both environmental and economic aspect, which could be helpful for companies like Misawa Ltd to determine whether to commit a system change in transportation for an alternative solution like HCT in order to achieve environmental benefits and approach a greener and more sustainable logistics system.
The theoretical part consisted of the definition of green transportation and its importance in today modern logistics system; and the environmental impacts and performances of road cargo transportation in Europe. It also introduced the concept and the description of HCT vehicles as well as the technical differences between them and traditional transport vehicles.
The empirical part of the thesis included the description of the case study: Misawa Ltd. – a wood production company located in Mikkeli, Finland. Data was collected through surveys and interviews to gather numbers and figures in order to calculate environmental performances and fuel consumption of both HCT vehicles and traditional vehicles on the same scale during the company’s transport process. The comparison should be the key result as well as the main instrument to determine the capability of HCT vehicles as a better alternative in sustainable transportation, which was included and emphasized in the discussion and conclusion of the thesis.
Key findings from the thesis have shown that HCT vehicles could bring differences and improvements in terms of both environmental and economic aspect, which could be helpful for companies like Misawa Ltd to determine whether to commit a system change in transportation for an alternative solution like HCT in order to achieve environmental benefits and approach a greener and more sustainable logistics system.