SUPPLY AFRICA RETAIL CHAIN
“ Driving efficiency in our supply chain is very important to us ”
– Jan Tukker , Head of Logistics
Driving efficiency This large footprint hasn ’ t come without its challenges , particularly in South Africa . TFG has embarked on several projects using the Lean Methodology , whereby it aims to cut out waste from its supply chain . “ Over time inefficiencies creep into processes which need to be reevaluated to remove unnecessary time and cost . We have multiple projects across our supply chain addressing these areas of waste , continually improving the way we work .”
“ There are quite a few suppliers that have helped us to develop our Logistical Network to the level that it is at now ,” comments Tukker .
“ Notably , a long-standing logistics partner of ours is the RTT Group . They are responsible for the transport from TFG ’ s distribution centres to our stores and in that process , they haven ’ t been just a trucking company , they have been valuable partner . They are now implementing a much more sophisticated , digital , delivery mechanism to stores allowing our stock position to be more visible . We ’ re also working with Adjuno , whose head office is in the UK , on developing improved supply chain collaboration between TFG and our stakeholders . This will result in better visibility of orders from suppliers into our DC ’ s and is all part of digitizing our supply chain .”
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