JD Logistics Drives China’s Logistics Ecosystem Development in Conjunction with EPAL

13:16 08 February 2021

China is home to one of the world's largest economies. As such, it's obvious that it's home to one of the most complex logistic operations in the world. The china logistics industry is worth a whopping $35.76 trillion and climbing gave the nation's manufacturing prowess. Although the industry is quite massive and lucrative, there are also plenty of inefficiencies that need to be ironed out for the industry to continue growing.

 

It's in this spirit that one of the nation's biggest names in logistics became the very first e-commerce platform permitted to use the industry-leading European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) shipping pallets. This strategic partnership is going to be a game-changer in the industry, seeing that this association officially gives JD logistics permission to distribute these shipping pallets to their partners from all over china through JD Cloud Box.

 

What is JD Cloud Box?

 

To assist the ever-growing company keep up with their ever-growing orders and need for accurate data, the company developed an in-house system called JD Cloud Box. With this logistics transaction platform in hand, the company is then able to accurately provide information to the prospective buyer without worrying about accuracy. JD Cloud Box will also be availing to their client's leasing and repair services for its customers. What's more, a buyer can also have real-time data regarding EPAL pallets in the country, which should greatly improve manufacturing and circulation efficiency.

 

In the commitment to a sustainable and reliable supply chain in the nation, JD Cloud Box is planning to become the world's leading trading platform for exchangeable logistics containers. With the green light from EPAL already secured, the china logistics behemoth can use EPAL load pallets as the standard carrier for all their logistics operations in China. Furthermore, the agreement will also allow JD logistics to up the quality of their international logistics by also allowing their pallets to be used in cross-border operations.

 

According to Jie Ji, the man at the helm of JD Cloud Box, this partnership takes them a step closer to being the logistics industry's global smart leader. According to him, ensuring that clients from all over China have steady and reliable access to top-notch pallets for all their needs whenever they want will ensure a highly efficient supply chain. With the widespread adoption of these pallets, they will soon become the standard that elevates the industry altogether.

 

The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL)

 

Founded back in 1991, this association was built for one major purpose; to ensure high-quality logistics in whichever market they choose to operate. Since then, the company has grown tremendously, boasting of more than 20 million box pallets and 500 million Euro pallets in the world's biggest exchange pools. Over the years, the company has become synonymous with quality pallets. This means that the pallets are made from sustainably grown trees and carbon dioxide-neutral wood. This means that the wood can be recycled, repaired, and, most importantly, readily available whenever you want it. The association has had a lot of success and is a trusted member of the logistics industry.

 

To maintain its authenticity and reliability as a standard-setter in the world of logistics, it doesn't pursue any interests commercially. This way, it can be able to keep an authoritative voice in the industry by making decisions that will uplift their logistics, retail, and industry partners. To ensure that its high standards become uniform in the logistics industry, they have focused on growth and can now boast of a presence in more than 30 nations represented by 14 national committees that are dedicated to enforcing the EPAL vision and objectives.