Lars PruijnProject manager Logistic StrategyPostNL / Prime Competence

Lars PruijnProject manager Logistic StrategyPostNL / Prime Competence

PostNLNew Logistics Infrastructure: Parcels

The Netherlands

• 34,000km2 land• 17m population• 498km border-border

Project goals

Handle future growth

Flexibility & Scalability

Uniform & efficient design of processes

Fit for the future

Organization

Small dedicated project team in

separated environment.

Specialists for• Network modeling• Process design• Sorting technology• Purchase sorter & building• Land acquisition• Implementation

Timeline

Green field approach

2008 2009 2010 2011-2015

NetworkModeling,

business case

Tender sorters & buildings

Process designapprovalCAPEX

Construction17 sites

New Logistics InfrastructureHub & spoke replaced by web structure

Main reasons for the transformation

Better scalability to handle volume growth

More flexibility to meet the e-commerce demands

Lower operational costs

Dense network

Capacity >180m/year and scalable

143m parcels in 2014

Next day delivery for all parcels collected up to 03:00 AM

Excellent quality: 99% delivered next day

2600 distribution routes daily

Home delivery 7 days per week

New Logistics InfrastructureHub & spoke replaced by web structure

Unique approach to design of process, building & sorter

• Crisplant LS-4000 CB Sorter

• Gentle handling

• <2% non-conveyable

• Efficient use of floor space

State-of-the-art sorting technology

• Highly efficient process,

loading in less than 45 minutes

• Excellent ergonomics

• Secure process

Loading vans directly at the sorter

Final slide

• Short summary of successes of this project• Also, lessons learned…what could have gone better?

What did we learn?

• Green-field approach delivers maximum benefits

• Early identification what expertise you have in your teams and

any gaps that can be filled by an outside partner

• Small group of experts in parallel teams works best

• Short communication lines with decision-makers needed