After operating as three separate companies in Europa, appointed Barloworld Logistics CEO John van Wyk to expand the delivery of integrated logistics company. This alignment means its European operations under a single operating structure. Since then he has worked to develop a consistent presence in the region to establish. />

JVW: One of the most important things we teach our clients a different approach from that of many stakeholders. If you are looking for solutions together with us, we have some of the best tools-class supply chain optimization, which have successfully sold several times at some of the largest companies in the world. Including these tools, we have the know-how and management services, take the information and to supply chain strategies and tactics. We then manage these operations as part of our service agreement with customers to ensure that their supply chain works best. We also try to anticipate, understand to some degree, the future, what can we do to ensure sustainable supply chain and increase the performance of a cost standpoint. By increasing the visibility improved, our ability to situations that may arise in the future to respond.

Q: You talk about sustainability, which is a bit of a hot topic at the moment. What do you do to increase sustainability in the supply chain?
JVW: Sustainability is a concept that not only environmental issues but also refers to the resistance of the supply chain and the ability of the supply chain to adapt and maintain a very high performance level over a long period of time. We have a tool for modeling of carbon-optimization, which is part of our range network. In addition, we have a philosophy that companies have to do sustainable business and green is actually a good deal. It starts with better planning and to ensure that you have, for example, that the required number of trucks that travel the required number of miles on the road at any given time. You can then begin to see how an integrated view can on your supply chain with the right tools, services, rights management, the correct operational methods and production begin to manage sustainability in the supply chain. From time to time to start new clients, to look as green just a problem of emissions and we think goes far beyond it. We see some incredible initiatives and only a much deeper, what happens in the supply chain.

Q: Is that a green strategy to a “must-have” for logistics service providers and their customers?
JVW: You can not an offer to a customer today who has no fixed components of sustainable development. It is now public. I personally think that this is not only excellent news for the environment but also excellent news for customers. Often, much of the innovation comes from these small companies in the supply chain, where a number of tools, in particular or a particular type of business, are part of this optimization, or some of the modeling of these supplies is what is needed for emissions.

Q: What are your logistics services to improve performance?
JVW: If you are a cross section of companies have noted, not everyone would know first that they had the opportunity to improve transportation to business performance. Those who begin informed, various alternatives, and they are usually the first outsourcing. In a very basic level, the first step is to try to gain control over your movements. We will focus to ensure that when we work with a client, we can not only what we will recover from the improvement, but make sure that these improvements are yet to come locked up in years.

Q: What is the future of Barloworld Logistics Europe?
JVW: We are experiencing a period of integration and consolidation. 2010 is to ensure that we protect our customers so that we can grow with them to hold, as the return of volumes. Looking at 2011, it is necessary to ensure that we offer all our customers the entire spectrum, the full range of services that we have. Then, the end of 2012, perhaps looking at some aggressive expansion.