Confidential - Food Industry
France
2009
Logistics chain optimization by PW45 for a shipper specialized in the production of beverage products in the West of France
CTS analyzed the
opportunities offered by the use on 45feet palettwide containers to transfer
flows from road to river.
CTS achieved the
main following tasks :
- Analysis of
the trucking flows of the retailer on the Rhone bassin : origin/destination, volumes, costs, transit time, objectives and constraints
- Analysis of
the opportunities of the 45 feet palettwide container instead of curtainside
trucks
- Simulation of
costs and transit time of a barge service using 45 feet palettwide containers
for beverage flows between a supplier located in the Vosges region and a
warehouse located in the South of France.
- Confirming with the retailer the interest of the service on cost,
quality and delay aspects