Transforming the way we work together to fulfil consumer wishes better, faster and at less cost
Minutes of ECR Ireland Product Availability & Supply Chain Workgroup
at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown as at Wednesday 15th June 2016
Attendees
- Bryan Delaney, Irish Distillers
- Niall Callery, Nestle
- Sean Connolly, Wincanton Logistics
- Kieran McInerney, Pulse Logistics
- Denis O’Brien, GS1 Ireland
- Siobhan Reily, Dr. Oetker
- Laurence Cully, Irish Distillers
- Lar Devane, Johnson Bros.
- Mandy Case, Rye River Brewery
- Robert Moore, Rye River Brewery
- Paloma Llopis, ECR Ireland
- Declan Carolan, ECR Ireland
- Governance
- The ECR Ireland anti-trust caution was read and noted.
- News Round-up
- Overview of Product Availability & Supply Chain Workgroup
- Improve the performance of Fresh Supply Chains
- Best Practice Guide to VMI
- Multichannel – Winning the Supply Chain Challenge
- Supply Chain Summit & Supply Chain Awards
- Collaborative Post-Promotional Review Template
- ECR 2016 - Food Waste
- ECR Supply Chain 2016
- Overview of Product Availability & Supply Chain Workgroup
The group to be renamed as “Product Availability & Supply Chain Workgroup “
Meetings
- June 15th @ 9-11am
- August 16th @ 9-11am
- September 27th @ 9-11am
- November 15th @ 9-11am
Focus areas
- Insight
- Expert presentation
- Trade Updates
- Retailers
- Supplier
- Service Provider
- Better Practices & Collaboration Updates
- Supply Chain Collaboration
- Food Waste Management
- VMI
- Promotions
- Logistics Pooling
- Shrink & OSA
- ECR Community & International News
- Networking
- ECR Ireland Research
- ECR Supply Chain Summit & Awards – October @ Crown Plaza Blanchardstown
- Guest Presentation - Denis O’Brien GS1 Ireland
Denis gave an insight into GS1 traceability by presenting “F-Trace – Putting traceability information into the hands of the shopper.
- ECR Community Shrink & OSA Expert Group
Check out updates from the ECR Shrink Group recent meetings in Prague & Eindhoven at
- “Sell More Waste Less” – White Paper from Technical University of Eindhoven
How to improve the performance of the fresh supply chains
a. A major strategic consideration for perishable food is the trade -off between product availability, freshness and waste. Although oft misunderstood, it is not possible to have continuously high product availability, maximum freshness and minimal waste. Those companies with definite strategies perform best and become recognised by their shoppers as being unique.
b. The University of Eindhoven released research on June 1st. Their “Sell More, Waste Less” Report included a final report, a best practice checklist, and a tool to quantify waste and OSA. This Report will be circulated & presented in detail.
c. The Report encourages Fresh Food suppliers & retailers to find the optimal mix between OSA and Waste percentage.
d. Notable in the output are the identification of;
i. FCC – Fresh Case Cover was identified as a strong indicator for waste.
ii. Efficient Frontier - The relationship between On-Shelf Availability (OSA) and Waste.
- Best Practice in implementing VMI – Vendor Managed Inventory
a. “Best practice in implementing VMI – a recommendation by the ECR Community” highlights an efficient cooperation-based replenishment strategy, which facilitates high availability of goods while at the same time only requiring a low stock level.
b. The publication comprises current contributions by supply chain experts from industry and academia as well as the findings of a survey conducted in 15 countries.
c. In addition, key supply chain topics are addressed, including VMI principles and organisation, important categories, implementation, control, targets and IT coordination.
d. The manual also describes the latest VMI theory and includes some tools and templates which make practical implementation easier for supply chain experts.
e. It is a must have for all those who work in or manage supply chains in Europe and can be downloaded at
- Report on Omni Channel Retailing in UK and its effect on Supply Chain and forecasting Accuracy.
a. 82% of retailers say they are either on top of , or have a good idea of what needs to be done compared to only 64% of manufacturers and suppliers.
b. First In the list of challenges is Forecast Accuracy for suppliers. Distribution and delivery is the number one challenge for retailers – Second is forecast accuracy!
- Food Waste Management
a. With a third of all food lost or wasted between the farm & fork, the problem of food waste has never been more in the spotlight and of more importance to the consumer & the industry.
i. As Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever stated, “It is a tragedy that up to 2 billion tonnes of food produced around the world is lost or wasted never making it onto a plate”
ii. Dave Lewis, CEO of Tesco further underlined his commitment to food waste when he declared at the launch of the Champions 12.3 UN Food Waste Initiative “At Tesco, we’re committed to tackling food waste not only in our own operations but also through strong and effective partnerships with our suppliers and by helping our customers reduce waste and save money”.
b. ECR Ireland’s role in food waste is Dedicate – Lead – Showcase – Advocate.
- Product Availability & Supply Chain Summit & Awards 2016
Date to be moved to October
- Next Meeting
August 16th @ 9-11am