Environmental care is one of three core values for the Volvo group. A common goal for both Syncron and Volvo CE has been the reduction of emergency orders shipped by air. Over the past five years, the proportion of Volvo aftermarket parts transported by air has decreased by almost 30%. Since Volvo CE ships 25,000 tons of spare parts worldwide every year, that really makes a difference.

“When dealer service level increases, the need to issue emergency shipments by air decreases and more material can be shipped using carbon conservative transportation means like sea freight” commented Håkan Amnäs, co-founder of Syncron.

Volvo CE now offers the highest stock availability on the market, with service levels exceeding 95% from dealer to end customer.

Syncron has also been participating in Volvo CE's AirShare Reduction program, a very successful initiative that amongst other things reviews the entire lifecycle of their construction machines. Not only did this program drive huge capital reductions in the supply chain, it also significantly contributed to increased service levels for the end customer.

Anders Grudén, CEO of Syncron International, stated “We believe that it will not be economically viable for anyone in our business to avoid sustainability questions. Everyone needs to prepare for future changes in legislation and demand, both from our customers and theirs. We already provide great results primarily with our product portfolio, but want to do even better. Our goal is to support sustainability to the greatest extent possible and to work with our customers to raise the bar in Green Supply Chain.”

Find out more at www.syncron.com/greensupplychain

For more information, please contact:
Anders Grudén, CEO Syncron International AB
Mobile: +46 (0)70 834 59 10
E-mail: anders.gruden@syncron.com

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