Retail Distribution
A regional warehouse and distribution network with appointment-based store delivery, cluster milk-runs and dock-slot compliance reporting back to the retailer.
- Sector
- Retail
- Lanes
- RDC → 180 stores
- Duration
- 7 months
- Status
- Sample engagement
The challenge
Multiple store locations replenished directly from a single distribution centre, with vehicles arriving outside dock windows and being turned away. Rejected runs were repeated the next day, doubling cost on the same stock.
The solution
A regional warehouse and distribution network with appointment-based store delivery, cluster milk-runs and dock-slot compliance reporting back to the retailer.
What We Did
Sequence of work
Services applied
- Warehousing
- Freight Transportation
- Supply Chain Management
- 01
Store base clustered by geography and delivery window.
- 02
Two regional distribution centres opened to shorten the final leg.
- 03
Appointment booking integrated with each store’s dock calendar.
- 04
Milk-run sequencing built per cluster rather than per store.
- 05
Dock-slot compliance reported weekly with rejection reasons.
Outcome
- 97%
- Dock-slot compliance across the store base
- 2 RDCs
- Regional centres shortening the final leg
- Cluster runs
- Milk-run sequencing replacing point-to-point trips
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