SUPER GROUP LIMITED
Super Group Awarded Goodyear Logistics Contract
Super Group has been awarded the outbound logistics contract of Goodyear SA
which is worth R150-million over 5 years. This is the first ever total
outsource supply chain management contract awarded in SA.
Dr Larry Lipschitz, the Executive Chairman of Super Group, said that the
contract, which took effect on July 1, would be managed by the Super
Logistics division of Super Group. " Super Logistics, through our strategic
logistics partnering approach, assembles and manages the expertise,
resources and technologies of service providers, both within and outside of
Super Group", he said.
In terms of the contract, Dr Lipschitz said that Super Logistics will assume
responsibility for Goodyear's outbound supply chain -
- Network Design;
- Total supply chain, analysis, design and management;
- Warehouse management and optimisation
Super Logistics will be managing 50 000m} of additional warehousing space on
our current 300 000m}.
Dr Lipschitz said that Super Logistics would approach the contract in three
phases. Phase one involved Super Logistics taking over the current
warehouses and branch infrastructures. During this phase they would work
closely with Goodyear to design the physical structure and procedures for
the new factory warehouse in Uitenhage.
Phase two would be inventory optimisation - the conversion from "push" to
"pull" logistics while Phase three would be further supply chain innovation
and improvement, with possible forward integration into Goodyear's dealer
network.
Dr Lipschitz pointed out that in the global economy, effective Supply Chain
Management had become a critical success factor in most business operations.
By integrating logistics into basic business planning, companies world-wide
were achieving substantial cost savings while at the same time enhancing
levels of customer service.
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