One of the biggest challenges for business is serving the multi-channel environment.
With a network that covers some of the UK’s largest supermarkets, convenience stores,
forecourt operators and motorway service stations, Palmer and Harvey has developed
a truly multi-channel solution from its national distribution centre in Coventry.
Read this presentation to discover how one of the experts in the multi-channel arena
has achieved this.
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In the drive to improve service and efficiency in its fresh operation, Spanish
retailer Eroski has automated order picking. Using a unique collaborative approach
they have improved service and driven out cost. Read about what they have done,
how they did it and see what this innovation could mean for your business.
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In February 2012, Tesco launched its third rail service from Daventry running
to the Wentloog rail head in Wales. The new rail service will take 22,000 vehicle
trips of the road, further cementing Tesco’s strategy to build a true intermodal
solution at its Daventry DC and actively supports its on-going commitment to be
a zero-carbon business by 2050. Read this presentation to discover how Tesco implemented
this strategy at Daventry.
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The opening of Morrisons’ new multi-temperature DC in Bridgwater marks the concluding
part of the retailer’s supply chain restructuring programme. The DC represents Morrisons’
latest supply chain thinking and demonstrates how the retailer has modified its
operations to build a flexible, agile supply chain to support business expansion.
Expected to generate supply chain savings of £20m per year, discover how Morrisons
developed and implemented the Bridgwater DC into its network and what it means for
your business.
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The Co-operative’s newest composite distribution centre, located in Newhouse,
Scotland forms an integral part of ‘Project LIDIA’ – a programme of work established
to deliver a complete overhaul of the DC network. The presentation will help you
understand the role of the Newhouse DC in The Co-operative’s supply chain and explores
the in-bound and outbound operation across three temperature regimes. The retailer
has also implemented a range of sustainability initiatives at this site, establishing
a new standard across the network.
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The Spanish retailer Mercadona has invested heavily in its distribution network.
Its strategy has been to automate all the main processes in its warehouse operations.
This has dramatically reduced its dependency on manual labour, and created some
of the most technically focussed operations in grocery distribution.
This presentation looks at Mercadona’s strategy, the automation used and the
journey products take through its impressive operation at Ciempozuelos, near Madrid.
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Asda delivers fresh and short life products to its stores using a network of
Chilled Distribution Centres (CDCs). These depots work on a stockless basis, and
Asda has been increasing the efficiency of the network by rolling out its “Faster
Fresh” initiative. IGD visited Asda’s Wakefield CDC to see how the operation works,
and the impact these changes are having.
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Walmart Canada has set itself the goal of making its perishable distribution
centre in Balzac, Canada the most sustainable operation of its type in North America.
This is one of Walmart Canada’s most ambitious sustainability projects to date and
incorporates many innovations.
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