Section A Woolworths Drives Innovation And Change In Food Retailing Supply Chain Aus 2018 Australian Large Retailers A 1 (393.09 KiB) Viewed 38 times
Section A Woolworths Drives Innovation And Change In Food Retailing Supply Chain Aus 2018 Australian Large Retailers A 2 (103.89 KiB) Viewed 38 times
SECTION A Woolworths drives Innovation and change in food retailing supply chain (AUS 2018) Australian large retailers are increasing their demand for enabling technologies. Woolworths is no exception. With a desire to improve its fresh and value added meat retailing operations in Australia and improve supply chain quality and efficiency, Woolworths has strategically joined forces with Hilton Food Group (UK) and Linpac Packaging Australia (UK). Both have operations in Victoria. Woolworths also most recently opened a new distribution centre in South East Melbourne. Joint Venture with Hilton Food Group (UK 2015) A joint venture between Hilton and Woolworths saw the establishment of a new meat processing facility in Laverton that will service 325 stores, creating 500 full time jobs. Innovations at the new facility include: L TE Fully automated reusable crate washing system Fully automated robotic store order pick and packing High tech cold storage facility Full test kitchen that can produce value added lines [100 MARKS] Linpac Packaging Australia (UK 2015) Woolworths has also aligned itself with Linpac for its meat packaging. Linpac offers a Modified Atmosphere Packaging range that includes fully recyclable PET trays that will enable Woolworths to improve the presentation, freshness and shelf life of their meat products. New High Tech Distribution Centre (AUS 2018) Woolworths has invested $562 million in a new automated distribution centre, the largest and most technologically advanced in the southern hemisphere. The centre will revolutionise the way Woolworths delivers goods to stores and generate material in store efficiencies. The facility uses technologies used in traditional logistics combined with those from manufacturing and postal systems to sort and distribute stock faster and more accurately than traditional warehouse technology. Technologies include High speed conveyors designed by Dutch company Vanderland 50 robots supplied by ABB Multistory racking systems The ability to pick cartons off the shelf and assemble palets for specific aisles in supermarkets in optimum order and load pallets onto trucks in the night sequence to meet specific needs of stores. Australia's largest roof top solar installation. Woolworns Group is Australia's largest supermarket chain, operating 995 stores across Australia It also has loyalty petrol insurance liquor variety goods and hotel offers in Australia and operations in Australs and food rete operations in NZ Huton Food Group is a specialist in centralised portioning packaging and value-added meat products for large supermarket LINPAC Packaging specialises in developing and manufacturing innovative and eco-fhendly packaging for retailers, caterers and food processing tims. It operates from 25 locations around the world, with 500 employees ironiowide Source AG PAPAS Terealizi ANANZA accessed 26 QUESTION 2 O
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