Scientist: time change means multiple challenges for logistics
The switch to standard time in Poland on Oct. 25 may complicate logistics, says Piotr Sosnowski of the University of Łódź. Clock changes can create temporary time differences between countries, forcing businesses to revise contracts and delivery schedules. They can also shorten or extend delivery windows, disrupting multimodal transfers between trucks, trains and ships. Around-the-clock facilities must account for shifts that are an hour longer or shorter, affecting work records, pay and handovers. Driver work and rest periods do not change, but incorrect local-time entries can distort tachograph records.
Passenger trains and flights may face schedule disruptions or delays. Sosnowski says daylight-saving time offers little benefit to 24/7 logistics and questions whether the twice-yearly clock change should continue.
(PAP)
