Consolidation Centre Drives Supply Efficiencies
The Challenge
Develop a Distribution Centre for the Resources Company in Adelaide to stop uppliers delivering to remote mine and leverage handling and transport consolidation.
The Solution
Evaluated product demand profiles and supplier delivery processes across product categories for operations and construction for local and import supply to the mine
Developed concept for a consolidation centre including cross docking and storage 600 km from mine with a single smaller store at mine
Prepared layout of yard and consolidation centre including racking and sortation areas using available best practice material handling, sortation and storage equipment
Enabled by technologies (cataloguing, ASN’s, WMS, bar coding etc.)
Prepared business case for investment and project plan for transition
The Benefits
Improved safety, reliability and responsiveness of reduced supply risks and costs for suppliers and the miner.