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CAPABILITIES FOR
ENHANCING LOGISTICS
AND TRANSPORTATION PROCESSES
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To achieve corporate asset management goals, many generators have
discovered that it is insufficient simply to wait for electronics to
materialize on their loading docks as surplus and then treat them as a waste
or recyclable commodity.
What have many generators discovered?
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 | Value in linking new asset
purchases into a planned retirement and recycling program |
| Value in managing an internal "cascade" of equipment so
that maximum value is recovered in-house before equipment is retired |
| The fact (at some cost) that a piece of used equipment can lose 15-50%
of its value for each month elapsed between retirement and ultimate
disposition |
| The simple fact that managers are reluctant
to take responsibility for disposing of assets with perceived residual value -
with the result that they end up in closets and storerooms, where they: |
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waste space
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are subject to damage that increases disposal costs and
liabilities
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rapidly lose whatever residual value they might have if promptly and
properly disposed of.
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Wuf can provide assistance with these in-house management and planning
issues, helping to evaluate, design, and implement efficient and
cost-effective electronics recycling. Wuf can assist you in:
| evaluating current
purchasing, management, and disposition practices |
| developing a comprehensive
recycling program that moves old equipment "off the desk" as quickly
and efficiently as possible |
| integrating purchasing and retirement practices |
| integrating electronics into existing surplus management protocols |
| optimizing
internal recycling logistics; and ultimately maximizing the value returned to
the generator from its electronics recycling efforts. |
In addition, generators have many different needs for transportation of
surplus electronics, from minimizing the cost of transporting a single piece
or small lot of equipment to a single recycler, to managing a transportation
network with multiple points of generation, variable lot sizes (from
individual boxes to whole or partial trailer loads), and multiple
destinations. Wuf staff have planned and coordinated transportation for
electronics and other commodities under these and any number of other
scenarios, employing common carriers, specialty shipping firms, and other
transporters.
We can:
We have also designed innovative
transportation networks to meet specialized needs, including, for example,
setting up consolidation and cross-dock points for shipments from multiple
sources, and pre-paid product returns through the U.S. Postal Service.
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