Supply chain partnerships

With over 200,000 retailers operating in the UK, reducing costs and overheads are key to staying in business in a competitive marketplace. For most manufacturers waste accounts for typically 4% of turnover and, in some businesses, can be as high as 10%. By putting in place simple, no cost and low cost measures the retail sector could reduce waste costs by up to 1% of turnover.

The principle behind the supply chain partnership is simple, working with your suppliers to improve business efficiency through minimising waste maximising cost savings.

The partnership approach has helped participants to:

• Reduce waste
• Minimise supply chain costs
• Minimise damaged goods
• Improve the local environment