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CONAD Adriatico Transforms its Supply Chain

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Retail
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration
Challenge	CONAD Adriatico, a cooperative leader in Italy, Albania, and Kosovo, was faced with the challenge of balancing stock ownership and store inventory needs. The company needed to minimize order fragmentation and determine the right purchasing frequency for each product, while also considering logistics constraints such as truckload capacity utilization and minimum order quantities. The goal was to achieve this supply chain transformation while delivering the highest level of service to their affiliates and customers. Read More
About Customer	CONAD Adriatico is a cooperative that brings together 377 independent grocers in Italy, Albania, and Kosovo. It is part of the larger CONAD Group, which collectively represents one of the largest grocery retailers in Italy and is a leader in the supermarkets channel. The company was challenged with the need to strike the right balance between stock ownership and store inventory needs by minimizing order fragmentation and determining the right purchasing frequency for each product, while simultaneously considering logistics constraints, such as truckload capacity utilization and minimum order quantities. Read More
Solution	CONAD Adriatico implemented Blue Yonder’s warehouse replenishment solution to provide a single view of warehouse and point-of-sale replenishment needs, based on accurate SKU-level forecasts. With these forecasts as inputs, the solutions were able to define profitable inventory policies, including new delivery schemes that focus on shipping products directly from vendors to peripheral warehouses. These new initiatives helped maximize the productivity of CONAD Adriatico’s internal warehouse operations, while also significantly reducing logistics and inventory expenses. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Retail

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Challenge

CONAD Adriatico, a cooperative leader in Italy, Albania, and Kosovo, was faced with the challenge of balancing stock ownership and store inventory needs. The company needed to minimize order fragmentation and determine the right purchasing frequency for each product, while also considering logistics constraints such as truckload capacity utilization and minimum order quantities. The goal was to achieve this supply chain transformation while delivering the highest level of service to their affiliates and customers.

About Customer

CONAD Adriatico is a cooperative that brings together 377 independent grocers in Italy, Albania, and Kosovo. It is part of the larger CONAD Group, which collectively represents one of the largest grocery retailers in Italy and is a leader in the supermarkets channel. The company was challenged with the need to strike the right balance between stock ownership and store inventory needs by minimizing order fragmentation and determining the right purchasing frequency for each product, while simultaneously considering logistics constraints, such as truckload capacity utilization and minimum order quantities.

Solution

CONAD Adriatico implemented Blue Yonder’s warehouse replenishment solution to provide a single view of warehouse and point-of-sale replenishment needs, based on accurate SKU-level forecasts. With these forecasts as inputs, the solutions were able to define profitable inventory policies, including new delivery schemes that focus on shipping products directly from vendors to peripheral warehouses. These new initiatives helped maximize the productivity of CONAD Adriatico’s internal warehouse operations, while also significantly reducing logistics and inventory expenses.

Impact #1	The productivity of the replenishment team increased allowing CONAD Adriatico to manage a sophisticated and structured replenishment process using the same resources.
Impact #2	There was a consistent decrease of stock and a solid and constant increase in profitability.

Impact #1

The productivity of the replenishment team increased allowing CONAD Adriatico to manage a sophisticated and structured replenishment process using the same resources.

Impact #2

There was a consistent decrease of stock and a solid and constant increase in profitability.

Benefit #1	100% ROI 12 months after solution implementation.
Benefit #2	Significant reduction in logistics and inventory expenses.

Benefit #1

100% ROI 12 months after solution implementation.

Benefit #2

Significant reduction in logistics and inventory expenses.

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CONAD Adriatico Transforms its Supply Chain

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