About this Guide to Improving Load Utilisation
The Department for Transport (DfT), in their 2007 Report of Key Performance Indicators for Food and Drink Supply Chains, recorded average deck utilisation at 75%, height utilisation at 72% and weight utilisation at 55%.
This online resource has been created by the ECR UK Filling the Cube Subgroup to provide a practical support guide to help companies improve their utilisation at each stage of load build - pack, case, shipping unit and vehicle.
Working with representatives from leading retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers, the Subgroup developed this resource to challenge some of the traditional ways of looking at utilisation, and demonstrate some of the many ways that load fill can be increased. This will allow companies to:
- Increase load utilisation;
- Reduce road miles;
- Reduce cost;
- Enable truly sustainable supply chains.
How this resource will help
This online resource is designed to offer support in;
- Understanding where your opportunities lie in order to improve fill
- Understanding the constraints that may be limiting your ability to deliver improved load utilisation
- Accessing simple ‘top tips’ for improving fill at each stage of load build – pack, case, shipping unit, and vehicle
- Providing solutions to some of the common constraints that limit load fill
- Identifying the relevant complexity of the constraints, in terms of the impact and ease of overcoming them, allowing users to identify the most appropriate constraints to tackle
All of which are supported by case studies that demonstrate how other companies have already improved their load utilisation.
Acknowledgements
IGD and ECR UK would like to thank members of the ECR UK Filling the Cube Subgroup for their support and contribution in developing this guide.
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Sue McGeorge
Head of Customer Supply Chain Services, Kimberly-Clark Ltd |
Richard Parker
Head of Primary Distribution,
Somerfield Stores Ltd |
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Members:
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Karen Wright
Food and Drink Cluster Manager
Advantage West Midlands |
Sharon Woodman-Clarke
Collect Manager
Alliance Boots |
Tom Rose
Logistics Change Manager
Asda |
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Doug Martin
Logistics Solution Manager
Brakes |
Alex Fraser
General Manager
CEVA |
Debbie Read
Corporate Responsibility Manager
Molson Brewing Company (UK) |
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Neal Ince
General Manager M&S Primary
Gist Ltd |
Ian Medd
Third Party Transport Manager
Nestlé |
David Wheatley
General Manager
PepsiCo UK |
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Domenico Muscogiuri
WE Logistics Leader
Procter & Gamble |
Kevin Greenaway
National Planning Manager
Sainsbury's |
Mark McNamara
Personal Care Distribution Operations Manager
Unilever UK Ltd |
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Rob Wright
National Logistics Controller
United Biscuits |
Chris Fenton
General Manager
Wincanton |
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Optimising Load Fill: A Best Practice Guide - Next steps:
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