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The Co-operative’s Newhouse distribution centre
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Part one – BackgroundAbout NewhouseFacts and figuresSite layout
Contents
Part two – The Newhouse operation Project LIDIA Warehousing processes Transport planning
Part three – Sustainability and other features Building an energy efficiency depot Natural light Battery charging and rail Banana room
Part four– In conclusion Key messages More information
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The Co-operative’s composite DC in Newhouse
Source: The Co-operative
The Co-operative’s new composite distribution centre, located in Newhouse, Scotland shipped its first products in February and was officially opened in July 2011. The DC forms part of The Co-operative’s programme of work called ‘Project LIDIA’ that was established to deliver a complete overhaul of the distribution centre network. Some 30 depots have been rationalised to a network of under 10 large composite sites. Newhouse serves around 600 stores in Scotland, some in very remote locations.
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Facts and figures
The Co-operative Newhouse
Opening date First product shipped: 27th Feb/Official opening: 26th July
Operating partner In-house
Product types Fresh, chilled, ambient and frozen
Size 504,000 sq. ft with 50,000 sq. ft freezer section
Building type Free standing
Racked space Frozen, ambient, chill and produce
Pallet locations 31,701
Loading bays 56
Transport operator In-house
Throughput volumes Capacity: 1.75m cases each week
Picking process Pick to store
Total investment £52m
Number of employees 1,000
Source: The Co-operative
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Site layout
Source: The Co-operative
Energy centre
De-kit area
Office
Vehicle wash
Loading bays (4 frozen, 5 chill)
Loading bays (20) Loading bays (20)
Chilled (2oC)
Frozen chamber
(-22oC)
Chilled (2oC)
Ambient
Material handling maintenance and battery charge
Banana room
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Contents
Part three – Sustainability and other features Building an energy efficient depot Natural light Battery charging and rail Banana room
Part four– In conclusion Key messages More information
Part two – Implementing The Co-operative’s strategyProject LIDIAWarehousing processesTransport planningOther features
Part one – Background About Newhouse Facts and figures Site layout
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Project LIDIA
Project LIDIA’s objective is to establish a network of nine to ten large composite distribution
centres across the UK. The project began in 2003 when The Co-operative was operating around
30 distribution centres. Operating a smaller network of composite sites allows the retailer to
draw economies of scale in its transport operation, delivering to stores across the different
temperature regimes.
Source: The Co-operative, IGD
Currently The Co-operative’s composite network consists of five depots:
Andover (468,000 sq ft)Birtley (280,000 sq ft)Lea Green (587,000 sq ft)Newhouse (504,000 sq ft)West Thurrock (320,000 sq ft)
A further three composite sites are planned in the North Midlands, the South West (Avonmouth) and the South Midlands.
Newhouse
Birtley
Lea Green
West ThurrockAndover
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Warehousing - goods in
Open since February 2011, the final phase of the volume
ramp up at Newhouse began at the start of October.
Current delivered volume at the warehouse (Sept 2011) is
1.02m cases consisting of: 50,000 frozen cases 150,000 SMG cases are trunked from Coventry NDC 525,000 ambient cases 475,000 chilled cases
Source: The Co-operative, IGD
Loads are delivered direct from suppliers or through consolidated loads from third party logistics companies.
Newhouse receives 150,000 cases from The Co-operative’s NDC in Coventry, which holds SMG lines including tobacco, health & beauty and confectionery.
Coventry picks store orders and trunks products to Newhouse using 7-10 double-decker vehicles daily.
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Warehousing – ambient and frozen
Source: The Co-operative, IGD
The Co-operative’s intake process for its ambient and frozen operation are identical, apart from the temperature of the frozen products is maintained at -22oC.
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The stockless operation
Source: The Co-operative, IGD
Newhouse operates a stockless operation for its chilled and produce products
Chilled products are kept at 2oC and the majority of produce at 8oC. Bananas, being very sensitive to temperature changes are kept in a separate room that is maintained at 15oC.
Day one: Stores order chill and
produce by 12.30pm
Day two: Newhouse
starts receiving deliveries from
06.00
Day two: Pick starts at 14.00
and is store friendly, heavy to light method
Day three: Delivery to
store starts at 01.00. The majority of
deliveries leave between 04.00
– 06.00
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The stockless operation
1. Orders taken by hauliers to stores in very
remote locations are transported by
ferry and follow a tight schedule
2. Some ‘twilight’ deliveries are made to 12-15 stores meaning they get a delivery that day (day two)
3. Products that are trunked to an out-base in Dalcross near Inverness, serve some 60+ remote stores
4. Delivery to the core stores, which accounts for the majority of volume, starts at 01.00 on day three with the majority leaving between 04.00 and 06.00
Source: The Co-operative
Chill and produce orders are picked and loaded to vehicles in a strict sequence:
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Transport planning
Transport planning from Newhouse is an
extremely complex operation; the DC delivers
to 600 stores the majority of which are in
local, high street or village locations with some
receiving as little as a cage and a half of
products. The smaller stores have a variety of
delivery restrictions and constraints that have
to be built into the plan.
Paragon is used to plan the raw transport
schedule. Once this is produced, transport
planners based at the depot revise the
schedule using local knowledge of delivery
restrictions to store.
Source: The Co-operative
350 vehicles based at Newhouse, consisting of:
- 18 and 26 tonne rigids- 27ft lane loader trailers- 35ft, 40ft and 45ft trailers.- Double-deckers for trunking
350 vehicles based at Newhouse, consisting of:
- 18 and 26 tonne rigids- 27ft lane loader trailers- 35ft, 40ft and 45ft trailers.- Double-deckers for trunking
Fleet facts
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Transport Execution System
The revised transport schedule is then inputted to The Co-
operative’s in-house Transport Execution System (TES) that
uses the information to generate the transport warehouse
activity plan (TWAP).
This provides the programme of work that is needed to fulfil
store orders including: Identifying what delivery routes are needed on each day Driver resource requirements Store orders are allocated to specific vehicles
Before the delivery departs, the driver has 30 minutes to
check the vehicle and the load it is carrying. Vehicles then
drop products to three or four stores before returning to
depot with empty cages and material from store for
recycling.
Source: The Co-operative
The TES System
- Developed by Microlise, TES provides satellite tracking and monitors performance including KPIs such as unscheduled stops or over-revving
- The system sets a time for each journey, aiding the planning process
- Each store has an ‘geo-fence’, once a vehicle has crossed the fence, store staff know when to expect the delivery
- Part of the drivers’ handheld system provides satellite navigation and aids communication with the driver
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Transport – future developments
Source: The Co-operative
Primary transportA team based at Newhouse look at optimising efficiency in the primary transport operation. As part of this initiative, opportunities are identified to perform supplier collections on backhaul routes of store deliveries. The initiative also sees the retailer encouraging suppliers to use The Co-operative’s vehicles or specified hauliers.
Yard managementNewhouse is currently using an interim yard management solution and expects to roll out a new solution in the next 12 – 18 months.
The new solution will interface with the TES providing visibility of when each vehicle will be back at Newhouse.
The system will direct each driver to a loading bay and once unloaded to a specific space. If there is a shortage of a certain type of vehicle for store delivery, the vehicle can go immediately to where it is required.
Once vehicles have been allocated a specific space, shunters and vehicle maintenance teams can find vehicles when they are needed quickly and efficiently.
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Contents
Part four – In conclusion Key messages More information
Part one – Background Composite distribution centre Facts and figures Site layout
Part three – Sustainability and other featuresBuilding an energy efficient depotNatural lightBattery charging and railBanana room
Part two – Implementing The Co-operative’s strategy Project LIDIA Warehousing processes Transport planning Other features
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Building an energy efficient depot
Commissioned by ProLogis and built by Winvic, Newhouse has been built to be an environmentally friendly and sustainable warehouse.
The site and all its equipment has the BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’ – the first within The Co-operative’s network
The Co-operative’s Birtley DC is two years old and Newhouse is 23% more energy efficient
Newhouse is currently working towards achieving its zero waste to landfill target
Source: The Co-operative
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Natural light
In the ambient section of the warehouse, 25% of the roof consists of sky lights, providing a significant level of natural light in this section of the warehouse
The rest of the warehouse has T5 lighting installed
T5 lighting operates with an automatic motion-sensor, dimming when there is low activity in the warehouse
T5 lighting ensures the efficiency of energy consumption and light provision
Source: The Co-operative
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Battery charging and rail
Two battery charging areas are located at the warehouse for material handling units
One of the charging areas is located next to the freezer chamber and is specifically designed for equipment that operates in -22oC
A direct ammonia cooling system is installed that is 20% more energy efficient than previous systems
Two containers travel via rail from the Coventry NDC via the Mossend rail terminal
Source: The Co-operative
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Banana room and secure areaSecure areaA secure area holds tobacco, confectionery and health &
beauty lines. The DC holds six-seven days cover and these
goods are handled separately to other products in the
warehouse; they are picked and marshalled for delivery in
distinct lanes and are easily identifiable by wrapping cages in
different colours.
Source: The Co-operative
Banana roomBeing particularly susceptible to temperature changes, bananas have to be maintained at 15oC. To ensure the temperature chain is maintained, Newhouse has a separate room dedicated to bananas. The cages have special temperature-controlled shrouds that help maintain the temperature at 15oC.
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ContentsPart one – Background About Newhouse Facts and figures Site layout
Part two – Implementing The Co-operative’s strategy Project LIDIA Warehousing processes Transport planning
Part four – In conclusionKey messagesMore information
Part three – Sustainability and other features Building an energy efficient depotNatural lightBattery charging and railBanana room
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Key messages on The Co-operative’s Newhouse DC
1. The Co-operative’s LIDIA project is transforming the supply chain, building synergy in the warehouse and transport network
2. Composite DCs allow The Co-operative to perform multi-temperature deliveries and with the retailer’s complex store delivery network provide the opportunity to maximise efficiency
3. Suppliers have an opportunity to engage with The Co-operative’s primary transport operation through backhaul opportunities this will enhance your collaborative partnership
4. Aligning your strategy to connect with The Co-operative’s CSR values will be key to engaging. Helping The Co-operative to improve its service to community stores should be a key focus
Source: The Co-operative, IGD
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More information
For further information on The Co-operative’s UK supply chain operation, access Supply Chain Analysis’ retail logistics profile that contains unique data and information on The Co-operative’s distribution centre network, transport operation, replenishment processes and much more
The Co-operative’s Project LIDIA has transformed the retailer’s network. For further information on network reconfiguration, read our presentation Redesigning a distribution network and access a case study on Nestlé's network reconfiguration
Other depot visit reports on Supply Chain Analysis include Asda’s temperature controlled DC in Wakefield and Tesco’s stockless facility in Avonmouth
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