Environmental Sustainability

By design, supply chain solutions from Geebox go hand-in-hand with environmental sustainability initiatives. For example, shipment consolidation, distribution optimization, and electronic documentation all can reduce fuel consumption and waste. That means, in addition to better bottom-line results, your supply chain could very well leave a smaller footprint on the environment.

Geebox promotes social responsibility, waste reduction and conservation across our daily operations. In addition to traditional and inventive recycling efforts, we are on a continuing path to reduce energy consumption within our facilities.

Services and the Environment

Our services will help you achieve a more efficient supply chain with a smaller impact on the environment.

Electronic documentation:

• E-shipment tools cuts paper waste with online resources to coordinate shipment details in a paperless environment, manage and store documentation, receive electronic shipment status updates, and analyze shipment lifecycles.
• E-Purchase order tools streamline purchase order processes, increase coordination with vendors, provide online document management, and generate higher efficiencies.

E-Sales order tools  use block chain concept and technology to collect customer’s sales order privately and safely.

Transportation considerations:

• Consolidation of small shipments maximize container/truck utilization.
• Modal shifts which fit customer’s needs, such as converting FTL to milk-run service or combine shipments by consignee or destination to reduce fuel consumption.
• Providing multiple transportation model which fit varieties shipments volume, such as Express, LTL, FTL, Milk-run etc.
• Identifying partner carriers that utilize energy-efficient equipment and processes.

Distribution Services

• Productivity studies identify ways to eliminate waste and incorporate lean distribution processes
• The number and location of warehouse facilities bring inventory closer to customers, trimming transportation miles
• Cost-efficient delivery routes reduce empty miles.

Efficiencies in the workplace:

• Conference calls, webinars, videography and online communication tools decrease the level of travel necessary to maintain the appropriate level of communication with customers
• Balance scorecards identify best practices and speed their adoption throughout the company.

As good corporate citizens, our sustainability initiatives extend throughout our network of facilities:

• Warehouse lighting converted to low-wattage lamps/fluorescent tubes reduces energy use
• Sun optics double prismatic skylights in distribution facilities
• Built-in sensors automatically shut off lighting if no movement is detected or when sufficient natural light is available
• Fan and ventilation systems provide effective alternatives to air conditioning.
• Increased building, wall and roof insulation and high efficiency HVAC equipment

We also have put in place recycling, reducing, reusing and disposal process, such as:

• Plastic recycling program collects and bales discarded stretch wrap and plastic bottles, reducing waste (and waste management costs) and earning cash back for the baled plastic
• Office paper, stretch wrap, pallets are reused when possible in Geebox
• Electric forklifts replace propane-powered units
• Warehouse dock doors to reduce forklifts power.