Integrated Suppliers

Janina and I did some research on Mercadona and its logistics system. This a post about Mercadona's integrated suppliers.

The suppliers play a key role in Mercadona’s Total Quality Model.
Mercadona’s philosophy is to base their relationship with their partners (Mercadona has more than 100 of them) on trust, stability, constant work and joint commitment. Their common goal is to satisfy the needs of the customers by providing the best quality-price ratio on the market. They reach this goal by eliminating everything that does not provide any value.

Square olive oil bottle which optimizes logistical processes. Integrated supplier Sovena.

Wine bottle stack that increases palletizing capacity. Integrated supplier Bodegas Ontanón.

Concept Innovation - Stores by Ambience

Janina and I did some research on Mercadona and its logistics system. This a post about Mercadona's stores by ambience.




Concept innovation for Mercadona, involves incorporating everything that adds value to their customer’s shopping experience.

Therefore, in 2000, the most important component of concept innovation has been launched, Stores by Ambience.

The goal of Stores by Ambience is to provide Mercadona’s customers with more spacious stores that have a warmer ambience and a more logical product arrangement. In general, the intention is to optimize the customer’s purchases while making the experience more pleasurable.

By 2009 there were a total of 1184 Stores by Ambience.

If you want to learn more about Mercadona and it's activities during the year 2009 have a look at their annual report.

Comparing the Distribution Systems of Dia and Carrefour

This post compares the distribution systems of Dia and Carrefour, which have been introduced in the previous posts. The comparison is based on Sina's and Janina's own interpretation of the collected information.

Dia’s Distribution System

This post is about the distribution system of Dia, which Sina http://sinaslogisticsblog.blogspot.com/ and Janina http://logistics-janina.blogspot.com/ prepared in collaboration.

1. Introducing Dia


First of all, let us introduce Dia.



Dia stands for "Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion". http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/2009_03.php?page=2
Wikipedia says that Dia



is an international hard-discount supermarket chain of Spanish origin, which is part of the Carrefour Group.

Information and material flow @ Carrefour

This post is also done by Sina http://sinaslogisticsblog.blogspot.com/ and Janina http://logistics-janina.blogspot.com/ and it deals with the distribution system of Carrefour.

1. Introducing Carrefour




To find out information on carrefour's business, we had a look at the "at a glance" presentation of Carrefour
Boasting four hundred parking spaces and 2,500 sq.m of sales floor area, the first Carrefour hypermarket opened in 1963 in Sainte Geneviève-des-Bois, close to Paris.
The concept was entirely new -



everything under one roof



in a self-service environment - and was an overwhelming success.

Presentation about Fleet Management

Hey everybody!

Here is the presentation about Fleet Management Janina and I held during the last Logistics class (30.04.2010).

Fleet Management

You may also find the presentation and many other interesting things about Logistics on Janina's Blog:
http://logistics-janina.blogspot.com/2010/05/fleet-management.html
So check it out! :)

Unit Load

1. What is a unit load?

• "A number of individual packages bonded, palletized or strapped together to form a single unit for more efficient handling by mechanical equipment. [http://www.geodiswilson.com/en/Global_tools/Logistics_Dictionary/U/]

• "Packages loaded on a pallet in a crate or any other way that enables them to be handled at one time as a unit." [http://www.apl.com/equipment/html/equipment_glossary.html]

• "A unit load combines individual items or items in shipping containers into a single "unit" that can be moved easily with pallet jack or forklift truck. A unit load packs tightly into warehouse racks, intermodal containers, trucks, and boxcars, yet can be easily broken apart at a distribution point, usually a distribution center, wholesaler, retail store, etc." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_load]

[http://www.andrews-automation.com/pallet-elevators/]