SmartWay'
Transport Partnership
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    Intermodal Shipping
       Company Profile


     Headquarters Location
       Mahwah, New Jersey

     Contact:
      Mark Servido
      VP, Logistics 6 Supply
      Chain Planning
      (201) 529-9452
      sen* id im@sharpsec.com

    Number of Employees:
         2,500

    Strategy Category:
      Intermodal Shipping
    Partner
 Case  Study
Sharp  Electronics  Corporation

     From televisions to solar panels, Sharp Electronics Corporation is shipping
     greener eveiyday with SmartWay Carriers and utilizing other
     environmentally friendly strategies.  In 2005,  Sharp Electronics shipped
160,000 trailer loads, containing a total of four billion pounds of product,
approximately 652 million miles throughout Canada, United States, Central
America, and South America.

When Sharp Electronics joined SmartWay Transport Partnership in October
2004, the company knew it could make the 50% SmartWay carrier requirement
after three years. Sharp Electronics require that its logistics companies only use
SmartWay earners to ship Sharp Electronics products. In addition to the
SmartWay carrier requirement, Sharp utilizes many  other emission reduction
strategies. Sharp Electronics does not allowing any truck idling at its facilities.
In addition, Sharp utilizes intermodal shipping—approximately 15-18% of their
shipments are by rail. Shaip uses electric forklifts in its distribution centers and
makes sure they receive preventative maintenance once a month, thus
decreasing the battery charging time. Shaip also keeps terminals open during
the night to decrease traffic-related idling.  Motion-sensored lights are also
present in their buildings and warehouses.  Since there is a shortage of trucks,
the strategy is less expensive, and emissions are reduced. Sharp Electronics
feels that intermodal shipping is the most effective strategy implemented by
Sharp Electronics.

Mark Servidio, Vice  President of Logistics and Supply Chain Planning, first
heard of SmartWay while researching on the
Internet. Mark states that "one of
SmartWay's strong points is that shippers and
carriers have to be codependent—that one
has to rely on the other within the program."
Servidio also commented on SmartWay tools,
including the FLEET Model and SmartWay
website, stating that "SmartWay tools are
easy to use and get you the desired results."

Sharp has gone to great lengths to recruit
additional SmartWay partners. Since joining
SmartWay, the company has recruited
approximately 20 carriers. Due to their
involvement in SmartWay, the company has
been featured in the global newsletter and has
been recognized by environmental business
acquaintances in Japan.
    www.epa.gov/smartway
                                                                                     EPA420-F-07-OII

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