Read this presentation to understand better the main central and eastern European grocery markets as well as the supply chain strategies of the key retail operators making an impact in this region.

Driving up service levels and availability to shoppers is a key priority for both manufacturers and retailers. A fundamental factor in doing this is ensuring that the order picking process is both accurate and reliable. There is a growing trend, particularly among retailers, to do this by automating the case picking process. Although requiring significant capital investment, more and more retailers are finding it delivers significant operational and financial benefit. We look at one of the most recently installed operations serving 600 Migros stores in Switzerland.

With 2011 turnover of €91.5 billion and operations across 33 countries, Carrefour is a truly global operation. However with struggling sales in a number of mature markets and non-food sales in long-term decline the retailer’s new CEO, Georges Plassat, has the opportunity to turn the retailer’s performance around. This presentation looks at Carrefour’s global supply chain strategy and examines its operations in a number of countries.