MOVING YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD

With around 500 outlets LeClerc is one of the largest retail chains in France. The shops are supplied from 16 strategically located distribution centres. Four of these distribution centres have fully automated cross-docking systems installed by Vanderlande.

Scachap in Ruffec was installed in 2000, and handles fresh products such as fruit, vegetables, dairy products and meat in a temperature controlled environment. The cross-docking system implies products are not held in stock, but are transshipped directly to the shops: The ideal strategy for fresh products.

The main benefits for LeClerc are:

> Reduction in cost per case > Higher throughput per m2 > Better working conditions for employees > Higher accuracy > Full tracking and tracing

FACT SHEETE. Leclerc (Scachap)

System

> Throughput per day: 40,000 cartons > Number of SKUs: 2,000 > Family groups: 5 (fruit, vegetables, dairy,

bakery, meat) > System: POSISORTER with 38 outfeeds > Number of shops: 33

Process

> Goods Receiving > Receiving Marshalling > Inducting > Sortation on POSISORTER > Delivery Unit Filling > Shipping Marshalling > Shipping

Transport: > Five depalletising workstations with a lift table for

optimal ergonomics > Inclined infeeds where operator depalletises cartons > Weight check > Merge > Sortation > Manual palletisation

Customer benefits

> Reduction in cost per case > Higher throughput per m2 > Better working conditions for employees > Higher accuracy > Full tracking and tracing

Facts & figures

> Vanderlande - Fact sheet: E. Leclerc (Scachap) This information is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment on the part of Vanderlande.

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