With the aim of reducing operating costs by optimising warehouse management operations and increasing the level of service provided to its members, Conad Adriatico has chosen the JDA Advanced Warehouse Replenishment solution by JDA Software Group, Inc. The Cooperative of retailers adhering to the National Conad Consortium, with 355 stores in Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia, Basilicata and, abroad, in Albania and Kosovo, thus intends to identify and renew processes to achieve greater integration of the entire goods supply chain, from the store to the manufacturer, with a consequent reduction in logistics and stock costs and an increase in the level of service provided.
Conad Adriatico has chosen the JDA solution to reduce stock and warehouse logistics costs. JDA Advanced Warehouse Replenishment will in fact provide a unique overview of warehouse and store replenishment requirements, based on accurate forecasts of demand patterns for each product. Using these forecasts as input, the JDA solution will define the most profitable stock policy, including new forms of delivery from the supplier to peripheral warehouses that optimise the productivity of warehouse operations and the level of service, while reducing logistics and stock costs.
“Our goal is to implement a supply chain transformation that leads to the right balance between ownership of the stock and store requirements – explained Mirco Papili, Chief Information and Logistics Officer of Conad Adriatico -. In addition, we will minimise the fragmentation of orders, determining the right purchase frequency for each product, while taking into account logistical constraints, such as use of the load capacity of vehicles and minimum order quantity. Obviously keeping the increased level of service to be provided to members as the primary objective”.