The following case studies, compiled and produced by the organisations involved, give an insight into the solutions chosen by others in the food and grocery industry.
 

Load Planning

• PepsiCo – Implementation of Transportation Planning Application
• UB - Using Technology to aid Load Planning
   

Vehicle Scheduling

• Gist – Vehicle Scheduling in Gist – A Decade of Transition & Development
• Gist – Dynamic Daily Scheduling
• Gist – Customer to Depot Allocation
• DHL – Use of scheduling within the DHL network
   

Delivery Execution

• Gist – Above & Below the Line
• PepsiCo – Planning to Execution Information Flow
• Nestle - Technology used to manage the Primary Transport operation in a multi-category business
   

Yard Management

• PepsiCo – Yard Control for Walkers
• Boots – Reducing unnecessary shunt movements
   

Vehicle Tracking

• Asda – Targeting improvement in driver and fleet utilisation
• UB – Use of satellite tracking
   

In-Cab Technology

• Asda – Fleet Telematics in Asda Home Shopping
• Sainsbury’s – In Cab Communication and Data Capture
   

Back Office & Admin

• Mars – Supply Chain Connectivity
• P&G – GPS Tracking
• Sainsbury’s - ITMS
   

Driver Style & Training

• Asda – Ongoing MPG Improvements
• Robert Wiseman Dairies – Improved performance through driver style training
   

Fuel Monitoring

• PepsiCo – Driving Green
• Robert Wiseman Dairies – Automating the gathering and analysis of fuel usage
   

Fleet Design & Technology

• Eddie Stobart – Load Optimisation
• Boots – Multideck Urban Deliver Trailer
• Gist – Fleet Procurement Strategy
• Gist – Fleet Sizing & Property Strategy
   

Communication/Collaboration

• Illustration of supplier to customer data flows
• Sainsbury’s – Development of Backhaul Solutions
• PepsiCo – Developing Relationships
• Nestle/UB – Transport Collaboration
• Gist – Global Centralised Scheduling