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88 Business View Australia - March-April 2016
SUPPLY CHAI
two distribution centres into one and
Clarke says the expected move in
date will be mid-October.
Client Chain Management
Martin Brower wants to be known as
the company who provide innovative
supply chain solutions. It’s more
than logistics, the overall planning,
forecasting and managing production
with different manufacturers to meet
projections is key to their success. As
McDonald’s offers many promotions
every year, Martin Brower’s role is to
support the management of the risks.
Clarke reveals that a lot of the
work they do is in collaboration with
the different Franchisees. Regular
evaluations are done of stock
requirements and the individual
reverse logistics needs. Field service
representatives, specialists in this
area, visit the restaurants at least
twice a year to assist with education,
training and support for inventory and
ordering practices.
“We’re helping to train restaurant
managers with their ordering
process as well as their inventory
management. We’re helping to lay
out the back of restaurants from
a capacity standpoint. It helps to
optimise the capacity efficiency,
manage stock rotations and prepare
for product deliveries. By doing so,
we’re reducing waste and increasing
efficiency,“ Clarke says.