In procuring materials and parts, and supplying finished products and components, Mazda collaborates with distributors, dealerships and other automakers to minimize the environmental impact of distribution by lowering CO2 emissions and reducing packaging and wrapping materials.
In the "Mazda Green Plan 2010", we set a goal for FY2010 to achieve CO2 emissions 20% less than those in FY1990.
Mazda's total domestic transportation volume for FY2007 amounted to 532 million ton-kilograms.*1 This figure includes procurement of materials and parts, as well as supply of finished vehicles and customer service (CS) parts*2. Overseas transportation figures also include exports of knockdown (KD) parts.*3
*1 Calculated by multiplying the volume of transported freight (tons) by the distance transported (kilometers).
*2 Replacement parts for repairs after customers have purchased a vehicle.
*3 Parts for knockdown production, wherein products are shipped to overseas plants in pieces and assembled there.
- Distribution Routes by Product
- CO2 Emissions and Reductions for Logistics (Domestic)
- Main Themes, Policies, Status, and Results for FY2007
"Milk Run" System for Reduced CO2 Emissions
Mazda promotes the use of a system wherein trucks procuring production parts collect freight from several suppliers during the same run. This increases the load efficiency of delivery trucks and reduces the number of trucks that are needed. By FY2007, this system was almost completely implemented throughout Japan.
*4 "Milk Run" is named after the dairy process of collecting milk from multiple farms. Mazda began using the "Milk Run" system in FY2003, initially in parts of Hiroshima and the Kyushu region.
Reduced CO2 Emissions by Using Rail Containers for Both Inbound and Outbound Shipments
Mazda is continuing to switch shipments from trucks to rail containers. In the Hiroshima and Tokai regions, Mazda has initiated the Green Distribution System that is centered around the "Milk Run" system and the rail transport of service parts. In FY2007, we started to use exclusive containers for round-trip transportation. Through these measures, Mazda achieved a 29% reduction in CO2 emissions.
Exclusive containers
Rearranging Transportation Routes for Reduced CO2 Emissions
From FY2006, container ships that had previously only called at the Hiroshima Port have also been docking at the Hofu Port. This change enabled us to reduce truck runs between Hofu and Hiroshima.
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