The Implementation of Green Logistics in Road Transportation

The article presents an analysis of academic literature in an attempt to identify the importance of the implementation of green logistics in road transportation. Areas of concern as well as solution and implementation opportunities are presented. A research of transportation companies was conducted in an attempt to understand the real situation regarding the implementation of green logistics measures. The research results are presented in the article. Solutions are provided in the form of a conceptual model for the implementation of green logistics measures in transportation organisations. Nowadays the interest in ecology, minimization of fossil fuel usage, and mitigation of harmful road transportation consequences is rapidly increasing. Eco-friendly vehicles, effective transportation system, application of advanced technologies and innovations should become the main factors in promoting the implementation of green logistics in the transportation sector to mitigate negative effects on the environment. In order to maintain their competitive advantage and customer satisfaction, transportation organisations should begin implementing the concept of green logistics in their businesses. The significance of the concept of green logistics can be observed on global, regional, and national levels. Business is still seen as the leader, responsible for initiation and implementation of ecological logistics principles. The implementation of green logistics is critically important; however, lack of funding and collaboration between the public and the private sectors prevent companies from adopting green logistics measures. Economic driving classes, employee education, electric and hybrid cargo-handling vehicles are some of the possible green logistics measures

Theoretical aspects of logistics training process management

Authors discuss about main training needs and problems in the logistics as main driving motive for learning and training process organization in the universities and at the non‐formal training places ‐ work places, courses and training organizations. All driving motives can be named as internal and external forces which influence persons. In many cases external driving motives are related to person's “positive pushing” direction, for example, integration and globalization process in business or implementation of the new technologies. The internal driving motives sometimes are related to problematical points of training, i. e. negative self‐estimation, negative view of environment and bad understanding of knowledge's benefits in the person's practical life. The main problems and perspectives of logistics training process are named in this article. Main reasons for training process, methodology and training costs are described. First Published Online: 27 Oct 201

Analyzing the aspects of organising paratransit services in Vilnius

The main objective of the paper is to analyze some aspects of organising new paratransit services in Vilnius. The main presented scientific problem is the creation of a new transportation system integrating it into the existing one. The system in Vilnius is not well adapted to people with disabilities, and therefore special transportation services for people having impaired physical mobility do not meet the requirements established for paratransit services. To solve this problem, an objective of researching demand for new services in Vilnius, the impact of such service for the whole transport system and potential problems that could arise during the organisation and installation of new services have been set. In order to create such system, one needs to know the values of specific parameters identified with the help of an expert survey. Scientific literature and information obtained from the expert survey allow making a conclusion that new paratransit services are required and can be integrated into the existing system in Vilnius

Comparable analysis of information and communication technologies in Lithuania and Finland

Information exchange and making business transactions via the Internet and E-mail are very common nowadays. Thus, it is very important to investigate the use of applied Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in activities undertaken by business and transport companies examining the levels the companies are making investments and to assess needs for a wider use of ICT in the logistics and transport companies. A number of authors in the Baltic States are analyzing ICT in separate business areas, for example transportation, warehousing, marketing, management etc. but none of those analyzes the use and development of ICT inside the company. The article describes the situation of using and developing ICT in the Baltic Sea Region and makes a comparison of Lithuanian and Finnish companies. Finland was chosen for benchmarking because research on ICT in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) showed that the situation of using ICT in Lithuania and its neighborhood countries was similar. First published online: 24 Jun 201

Analysis of the current logistics and transport challenges in the context of the changing environment

The rapidly changing world determines changes in the business processes. Logistics and transport are the areas facing constant changes. Therefore, an important point is to analyse the current problems of logistics and transport within the context of the changing environment. For many years, the experts of the Dept of Logistics and Transport Management of the Faculty of Transport Engineering from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University have been pursuing research both, in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) in Lithuania and foreign countries. This research has been directed toward improvements to logistics and the entire supply chain in pursuit of economic, social and ecological competitiveness, an increase in the competitiveness and attractiveness of the transport system in the context of sustainable development, the impact of this system on the economic and social welfare of society, an increase in the competitiveness and attractiveness of the transport sector of improving the legal framework and the application of innovative technologies (including IT) in the transport sector aimed at implementing economic and social cohesion goals. The article deals with some of the key issues of the above introduced research

Review of the textbook written by Professor RamÅ«nas PalÅ¡aitis “Fundamentals of Business Logisticsâ€

The textbook “Fundamentals of Business Logisticsâ€, written by professor RamÅ«nas PalÅ¡aitis appears as a very expected and useful publication. The lecturers and students were waiting for this publication for a long time, because till now we did not have such a systematized and particular monograph, which would analyse logistics and could be used for the logistics study process. By now, every known textbook and monograph of other authors was more or less acceptable for studying logistics, but in many cases it has some problematical points, it analyses only one point of the common logistics science, it is not of practical use and cannot be applied for every day activities. In the textbook “Fundamentals of Business Logistics†written by professor Ramunas PalÅ¡aitis we can find an orbicular view of the theoretical understanding of logistics and put it into practical use. Consequently, this publication could be useful for both students (during their study process) and businessmen in the business companies, who are active in the sphere of logistics. First Published Online: 19 Dec 201

Prospective of logistics training in Lithuania

In this article authors try to define the main problems and perspectives of logistics training in Lithuania. Also they described main reasons in training process, methodology and training costs. Very important point is catchall view of personnel management organization to achieve situation when adult education and training at the working places in the enterprises are combined. Authors discuss the possibilities to be used at the working places in the logistics training process. In the logistics and "near-logistics" firms should be provided training and information methods, which are used for effectively, joined in the implementation of logistics training. These are very important points because adult's education has additional impact, i.e. social development of a person

Solutions to the Problem of Freight Transport Flows in Urban Logistics

The operation of a city’s logistics system is associated with many problematic issues, for example, intense pollution and negative impacts on the environment, uneven intensity of traffic flows, and other problems. This article focuses on heavy transport because it causes disruptions in the supply system and affects timely customer service. Optimization processes are associated with route selection, deployment of logistics centers, and the need for cargo consolidation–de-consolidation, which leads to the possibility of using the PPP (public–private partnership) method in practice. A unique aspect of this research is related to the problems of the first and last mile and the use of elements of the “sharing economy”. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the problematic challenges of the first and last mile and the role and significance of heavy transport in urban logistics. For that purpose, in addition to an analysis of scientific sources, an expert survey was conducted and responses related to the questions on optimizing heavy traffic flows in city logistics were analyzed. The study data were processed using Kendall’s correlation coefficient, the concordance method, and the consistency coefficient. During analysis, using the average rank transformation to weights (ARTIW) method, the subjective normalized weights of the main factors that have the greatest influence on a city’s logistics system were determined. Groups of interested parties are also named separately, for whom the results of the study and the formulated decision may be relevant. Based on the results of the research, a recommendation was formulated for the development of small cargo collection and distribution services through self-service terminals located on the outskirts of cities. Proposals are presented to reorganize the system, provide details of new infrastructure elements and suburban terminals, and encourage for the use of environmentally friendly vehicles with a lower carrying capacity