Peter Robinson Yard Smart Implementation
4 th October 2011 User Group Presentation
What we do at Boots – Our Operation Where we were Our requirements Yard Smart – the solution Yard Smart – the benefits Burton Initial concerns Future Vision Let’s Talk About
Supply Chain Review Beeston Site Burton Site Regional CDC Network Our Operation
The Beeston Site
YMS Experience STS database Manual process – relied on operators to drive efficiency Warehouse driven requests System instability System Development not possible Security – User access levels too broad Inaccessible MI Where were we?
Manage a 350 Acre site with 18 on site locations Manage large number of movements Regional CDC / off site locations (Webgate) Push trailers onto the warehouses Manage the Outbound plan more effectively Ability to upgrade / develop / integrate the system Reduce operator headcount More dynamic “thinking” system Driver Efficiency Useable MI Stable Environment Our Requirements
Manage a 350 Acre site with 18 on site locations Manage large number of movements Regional CDC / off site locations (Webgate) Push trailers onto the warehouses X Manage the Outbound plan more effectively Ability to upgrade / develop / integrate the system Reduce operator headcount More dynamic “thinking” system Driver Efficiency Useable MI Stable Environment The Solution - Yard Smart
Provides us with: Zone shunters into areas Automated delivery onto bay Driver Performance Management Distance Optimisation Release operator time for other tasks Improved gate processing Shipping Runs Team Development COLLABORATION ! Yard Smart – The Benefits
More Benefits Burton
User access levels C3 Support / Availability Year 1 problematic Complicated infrastructure Overall development costs – User Group Internal cultural / process changes Initial Concerns
Burton Warehouse Our requirement – timescales Project team What we did C3 Support End result Burton – What we Did
Where do we go from here ? YMS – TMS Integration Gatehouse Container Module Web based supplier reservations Opportunities to work together Future Vision
Any Questions ?