Tesco to introduce 'No ASN No Delivery' policy.

Tesco recently invited B2BGateway to a private presentation in their distribution centre at Didcot on the rollout of ASN’s (Advance Ship Notices) for all suppliers. Although Tesco introduced ASN’s as far back as 2007/2008, these were never fully addressed or regimented. That is all about to change as Tesco will be insisting that all suppliers will have to provide an ASN before delivery is accepted. Dave Ellis, Tesco End to End Supply Chain Manager, explained “If a suppliers delivery truck shows up at one of Tesco’s distribution centres without an ASN, it will be sent away again and no delivery will be accepted until such time as the driver returns with an ASN”.  Quite simply put: No ASN = No Delivery!

 

The ASN rollout will begin immediately and will be introduced over a phased basis. Tesco will contact all suppliers informing them of their ASN requirement and giving the supplier 12 weeks to comply with same. Suppliers in the fresh meat and poultry sectors will also have to add a country of origin section to their ASN. Having a regimented ASN policy will obviously give Tesco supply chain advantages, but it will also help suppliers as it will help them to get paid quicker with fewer disputes on quantities, weights etc.

 
If you require help with implementing Tesco’s new No ASN No Delivery policy please contact B2BGateway today on +353 61 708533 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

 

Logistics Pooling

At the recent ECR Ireland Supply Chain Summit in Dublin, two themes for the supply chain future prevailed: Sustainability and Logistics Pooling. In this short blog I am going to concentrate on Logistics Pooling – what is it and what are its advantages?

 
Logistics Pooling has been defined by Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu as the common usage of logistics resources: material (vehicles, platforms), human (drivers, land operators) and immaterial (software tools, information) between organizations. It consists of a semi-closed group of collaborators who share vehicles and platforms to reduce their logistics costs and the environmental nuisances related to last mile distribution in urban dense zones. 
 
Quite simply it is the sharing of transportation resources to get goods to the same distribution centre by making best use of space available (i.e. sending one full truck with multiple organizations goods on board, rather than sending many half empty trucks for each organization).
 
Logistics Pooling offers the following advantages to suppliers and manufacturers:

·         Ability to meet demands of retailers who want smaller volumes to be delivered more often(greater freshness of product, reduced inventory levels, etc.).
·         Ability to reduce transportation costs.
·         Environmental awareness and sustainability by reducing CO2 emissions.
 
For further information on automating your supply chain processes and making the best use of supply chain logistics please contact our sales team today on 401-491-9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net