This book chapter summarises the results of a study undertaken for the UK government (known as the FISS study) which examined the opportunities for reducing the external costs of food distribution. These costs comprised environmental, infrastructural and congestion elements. In consultation with an industry advisory group, the researchers identified a ‘long list’ of over 60 measures, sixteen of which subjected to external cost modelling. The chapter focuses on a short list of six of these measures which were considered to be practical and offer significant benefit. These included transport collaboration, increasing maximum truck weight and size, redesigning logistics systems and increasing the use of vehicle routing and telematics systems. It is estimated that the application of the six measures could cut the external cost of UK food distribution in 2012 by 17%.

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