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https://www.thenxgroup.com/2017/01/24/tesco-distribution-centres/

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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transport-and-distribution-for-international-trade

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DIFFERENT TRANSPORT METHODS
WHERE DO THEY DISTRIBUTE FROM/TO
SIZE/AMOUNTS THEY DISTRIBUTE
TYPES OF PRODUCTS THEY DISTRIBUTE

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What distribution methods do they use?
Organisations often uses sea, rail, air and road – road is the most common used by organisations like Wilko’s.

Asia

·   Products coming from Asia usually take around 6 weeks to get to the UK

·  There are 300 factories in Asia that help produce over 5,000 products for Wilko’s

· 18 to 20 containers will be filled with products

·  The business has gone from strength to strength and a second office opened in Delhi, India in 2013. It’s the job of our Wilko Asia team to source wilko own brand products for our stores from China, South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. http://corporate.wilko.com/_pdfs/WILKO_Corporate_Brochure.pdf

UK/Europe

·   There are only two distribution centres within the UK/Europe (Worksop, Notts and Magor, Monmouthshire – Wales.

·  One fresh product Wilkinson’s has is their Fresh to go sandwiches which come into to store weekly (every Sunday)

The UK/Europe distribution centres have:

·The Goods Inwards Team – stock is received and checked from external supplier, then goes to warehouse.

· The Picking Team – this team gets each and every product ready for delivery from the distribution centre to store.

· Goods and Outwards Dispatch Team – stock comes from the picking department which gets loaded onto Lorries, leaves the warehouse to then get shipped to various wilko’s stores.

·  Senior Operatives – manage daily running's of the department and ensures every task is done to the highest quality; they also ensure health and safety guidelines are followed.

· Drivers – initially receive training to move products from place to place.

· Stock Control – goods are checked, scanned and allocated in their correct bays.

·  Quality Assurance – this team ensure products reach shelves in perfect condition.

·  Planning Team – responsible for allocating workloads, performing workload forecasts, and helping to co-ordinate new stores opening.

·  Recycling Team – ensure goods are recycled properly; helps the environment and enables Wilko’s to earn money from recycling.

http://wilko.jobs/more-stuff-about/careers-distribution/

·  Wilko’s work closely with suppliers to minimise the environmental impacts associated with the manufacture of our products

Other facts

·  Wilkinson’s has around 400 stores nationwide

· They support 12 local charities and have raised over £1 million pounds

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What distribution methods do they use?

Sea, Rail, Air & Road – Road is most common.

How long distribution takes?

Their distribution depends on where the country comes from:

Asia (usually takes 6 weeks)

They get about 18/20 containers per week.

Which is 936 – 1040 containers per year.

Fresh To Go – Fresh sandwiches within the stores

Distributed weekly to UK (locally)

They use the following intermediaries for the following reasons:

Wincanton – Logistics

Their supplies are both globally and in the UK.

There is only two distribution centres within the UK for Wilko

One in Worksop - Worksop’s being the main one.

One in Wales

WILKO PROMISE

Wilko Promise - We put so much time and effort into ensuring the quality of all our products, that we back them all with our unique guarantee. The wilko promise means that if a customer is not 100% happy with anything they buy from us, they can bring it back and we’ll exchange or refund them – no questions, no quibbles, no hassle.

(When a item is returned it’s recycled and can’t be re-used)

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Distribution from Asia (6 week). Wilko receive 18-20 containers per week.  

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Distribution from Asia (6 week). Wilko receive 18-20 containers per week.  

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Two distribution centres in UK, Worksop and Wales.
logistics process: wincanton