How EU Businesses Are Streamlining Operations in an Increasingly Connected Economy

Businesses in Europe today are confronted with the same common challenges: a toughening operating climate, increasingly stringent regulatory environments, the complexity of borderless operations, and the drive to meet sustainability objectives.

If you are in logistics, manufacturing, utilities, field services or other sectors, the chances are that you are exploring new approaches to business mobility, connectivity and everyday processes. European businesses need to compete on equal terms, in a market that is fragmented yet intrinsically interconnected.

European business is increasingly recognising that it cannot solve its business problems in isolation. This is certainly true, the more complex a supply chain becomes, and the more vehicles and organisational units are deployed in different markets across Europe, where legislation, fuel prices and the state of infrastructure can change quite rapidly. So the idea of running things in isolation is no longer really an option.

Simplification as a Competitive Advantage

The trend we see throughout EU business is to simplify. Businesses that manage multiple suppliers for fuel, leasing, tracking and telematics and communication create inefficiencies, make reporting more difficult and reduce visibility. In a multi-country operation, these issues are compounded when local differences require additional attention.

This means looking at ways to simplify and reduce the number of solutions, in terms of solutions deployed and visibility over overall service costs and vendor performance. Integrated models help provide that level of transparency between regions, allow customers to more effectively interpret and benchmark data and control costs in what is a rapidly changing environment. Websites like www.radius.com are familiar to any European goal-setting business professional currently evaluating the solutions businesses are deploying to connect their vehicles and people through European and global integrations.

Telematics as a Decision-Support Tool

Telematics technology is hugely important to the deployment of the most efficient, competitive fleets across the EU. By combining the power to track location with data on utilisation and performance, the data architecture can help businesses understand the reality of fleet operations and use that information to optimise routing, plan for maintenance requirements and reduce consumption.

Most importantly, though, deploying telematics supports businesses in ensuring their operations are compliant with regulations and environmentally responsible. When provided with full transparency of the information, drivers as well as management stand to benefit, as it allows a more realistic approach to scheduling, supports safer, more sustainable driving habits and results in vehicles that are more reliable over the longer term. For businesses which operate across multiple territories within the EU, telematics is a bridge between them when applied in this way rather than an additional area of control.

Responding to Regulation and Sustainability Goals

EU operations are subject to some of the most stringent regulations in the world. Emissions and sustainability requirements, mobility reporting, and more are already beginning to affect the way fleets are managed in cities and across borders. To meet these standards and to drive decisions based on more data, companies will need to focus on access to the best data to ensure they are in compliance and running their fleets in a way that reflects their business objectives.

For companies looking to improve sustainability, climate and emissions reduction are becoming increasingly important. According to the European Commission, businesses should be monitoring and improving efficient vehicle usage among a mix of other sustainability goals. Companies that can already monitor vehicles and fuel use will be better prepared for new regulations and guidelines without needing to make significant changes to their operations.

Looking Ahead for EU Businesses

For business owners, fleet managers, and drivers throughout the EU, resilience in action now means being connected and integrated and having the tools to make informed decisions about people and mobility. Those who are able to view mobility, data, and people as three parts of one system are ideally positioned to handle the resulting complexity in a cross-border environment.

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