November 28, 2016
Following the industry consultation process, the minimum requirements for in-bound logistics for retailers and suppliers guidelines have been published
The Perfect Order programme will unlock over £100 million of costs by dealing with avoidable issues in the retail grocery supply chain – by removing manual intervention and enabling an automated, paperless order-to-cash process with end-to-end traceability.
Our goal is to create the perfect world, where there’ll be no manual intervention in the entire order-to-cash process. That’s why we’ve facilitated an industry programme, with leading grocery retailers and suppliers, to remove complexity from the process. The working group includes Coca-Cola Enterprises, Dairy Crest, Huntapac, Mondelēz, Morrison's, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Tesco, Unilever and Warrens.
The minimum requirements for in-bound logistics for retailers and suppliers guidelines
The first set of guidelines have now been published, following a widespread consultation process with retailers and suppliers. The minimum requirements for in-bound logistics for retailers and suppliers guidelines cover the move phase of the order-to-cash process.
The goal of the perfect order – to eliminate all manual intervention by suppliers and retailers – will not be achieved overnight. But we believe it’s fundamental to improving the retail grocery supply chain. By creating consistency in working practices, adopting the consistent use of standards and improving the quality of data we believe the perfect order programme will be a step-change for the UK retail grocery sector."
Giles Enderby, Customer Logistics Leader at Procter & Gamble and Perfect Order programme co-chair
What next
Many leading retailers and suppliers already comply with these minimum requirements, but industry-wide adoption is needed for the full benefits to become apparent. As a first step you need to review the guidelines and understand your current level of compliance. And if you need help, then contact us.