| Industry |
Summary |
Case study |
| Perishables |
Damco was approached by the pipfruit industry in New
Zealand, represented by Landcare Research, to assist
with mapping out carbon emissions in its various supply
chains from New Zealand to destinations throughout
North America, Asia and Europe. With this carbon
footprint base-case, individual pipfruit growers can now
work with Damco to find solutions that will reduce their
environmental impact. |
Damco facilitates carbon footprint mapping for fruit producers |
| Retail |
Damco offered to calculate and analyse the carbon
footprint of Boots’ Asia to UK supply chain by conducting
a SupplyChain CarbonCheck™. Boots then implemented
supply chain improvement initiatives between 2004 and
2007 that led to a 29% reduction in CO2 emissions and a
21% reduction in costs on a cubic metre basis. |
Boots - Collaboration reduces carbon emissions while lowering supply chain costs |
| Retail |
This leading international retailer sources an important
share of their imports to Central America from Asia.
Wal-Mart goals can be summarised into cost and lead time
reductions to enable the offering of products at lowest price
& right time.
Damco suggested an alternative of using a cross dock
DC to avoid certain cargo from unnecessarily entering
destination bonded warehouses for re-export. The solution
aimed at reducing overall supply chain lead time. |
Wal-Mart Centroamérica |
| Retail |
Nike is determined to reduce the impact that its global operations have on the environment – and so the Nike European Logistics Centre teamed up with Damco to assess Nike’s logistics emissions. Using Damco’s SupplyChainCarbonDashboard, Nike Europe now has a complete overview of all its emissions – by activity, product group and trade lane – and can make the changes required to hit its ambitious environmental goal: a 30 per cent reduction in its global carbon footprint by 2020.
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Damco expertise enables Nike to reduce its logistics carbon footprint |
| Retail |
After a thorough analysis of the import supply chain network of an American retailer – looking specifically at the non-store delivery business – Damco idenentified a potential six-figure saving, large inventory reductions and other major efficiency gains in its supply chain.
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Six-figure savings unearthed for American retailer |
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Retail
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Through world-class supply chain analysis and innovative, practical solutions, Damco identified over USD 15 million in logistics and financial savings for an American importer of outdoor recreational gear and accessories.
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US importer reduces total logistics costs |
Retail
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Retailers take big hits during economic downturns. Declining sales and sluggish recovery periods make it necessary for retailers to move quickly to minimise losses. As strategic supply chain partner to a major US department store, Damco proposed a supply chain initiative that would enable the client to develop a truly integrated supply chain and make the best of a slowdown.
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Major American retailer integrates supply chain for big savings |
FMCG
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A European manufacturer and its US subsidiary were struggling to manage their supply chain. Deliveries were arriving either too early or too late in the US. Anxious to find a permanent solution, the customer approached Damco Supply Chain Development for help. A value assessment was conducted through Spective™, Damco’s supply chain visibility tool. The results indicated potential savings of EUR 600,000 within the first year.
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European manufacturer saves with Spective™ |
| FMCG |
To eliminate non-optimal warehouse usage in its more than 130 New Zealand warehouses, Fonterra wanted to increase throughput in its 45,000 cubic metre Crawford Street facility in Hamilton, 100 km south of the main port of Auckland. Fonterra was interested in Damco’s CLASS modelling capabilities, so we created an ‘As-Is’ model and three scenarios to increase throughput. Fonterra swiftly implemented the recommended options and during the first nine months harvested more than USD 200,000 in supply chain benefits.
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Fonterra improves warehouse throughput by more than 35 per cent |
| FMCG |
High service levels, exponential growth and strong
seasonality resulted in over-buffering of inventory levels
in the supply chain of this pharmaceutical company.
Keen to meet its ambitious growth targets, the company
commissioned Damco to analyse its supply chain and
identify cost-saving opportunities. Our analysis identified
over USD 10 million per year in savings.
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Pharmaceutical product manufacturer simplifies supply chain |
| FMCG |
When National Foods Ltd (NFL) wanted to re-engineer its
supply chain model, it looked to Damco. A SupplyChain
HealthCheck™ analysis uncovered potential savings of
USD 500,000. Damco is now NFL’s global logistics partner and is helping consolidate and streamline the company’s supply chain.
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National Foods Ltd consolidates and streamlines supply chain |
| FMCG |
A leading global chemical exporter made supply chain
control a top priority and looked to Damco for an innovative solution. Thanks to Spective™, Damco’s award-winning visibility solution, the client can now control the flow of goods across its entire supply chain at both an operational and a strategic level.
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When visibility means control |
| FMCG |
This client, a key player in the South African beverage
market, imported almost 6,000 forty-foot equivalents of its flagship brand into South Africa from Europe in 2008. The client’s volumes were split between Maersk Line, MSC and MOL. Using SupplyChain CarbonCheck™, Damco modelled the client’s import supply chain and made recommendations to reduce CO2 emissions by 1,200 tonnes per year, which in addition would save the client USD 1.1 million.
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SupplyChain CarbonCheck™ helps beverage company
in South Africa to identify CO2 and cost savings |
| FMCG |
Based in Hamilton, New Zealand, Fonterra is the largest
milk exporter in the world. With an annual production
exceeding 14 billion litres, Fonterra’s dairy products are
exported to over 150 countries. In 2005, Fonterra was looking for a carrier with a deep understanding of its product and business requirements – and one that could deliver its enormous volumes to market. A dedicated team of logistics and shipping professionals from Damco worked with the team at Fonterra to craft a mutually beneficial and evolving partnership. This partnership quickly expanded beyond a transactional or operational transportation solution to a deep strategic collaboration that has performed far beyond expectations.
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Taking supply chain partnership to the next level |
| FMCG |
This leading manufacturer in the food and beverage industry imports 6,000 containers of raw materials and exports 13,000 containers of finished product to and from Thailand each year. Despite its leading market position, the client was under pressure to curb its logistics costs – so it requested several service providers to come up with supply chain improvement plans.
In response, Damco conducted a SupplyChain Health-
Check™ and identified a host of improvement opportunities with potential savings of USD 2.4 million per year. The SupplyChain HealthCheck™ established the following priorities:
• Redesign of the import and export warehouse network.
• Implementation of cross docking service.
• Replacement of Less-than-Container-Load (LCL)
trucking with back-haulage of reefer containers.
• Introduction of a warehouse management system to
improve visibility.
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A leading food producer improves its supply chain with Damco |
| Chemicals |
Octal wanted to establish production facilities to support
expansion plans. Damco’s solution for the day-to-day
management of the company’s end-to-end supply chain
services incorporated supply chain visibility on a multicarrier level from the point of manufacture to the destination. Damco recommended outsourcing these activities to enable the client to focus on and develop its core business.
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Octal gains global reach and full supply chain visibility |
| Chemicals |
The weak US dollar during the second quarter of 2008
triggered a boom in US exports – and as a result, several companies with inland production facilities faced serious equipment and capacity shortages.
A major chemical manufacturer was facing such issues,
and Damco helped it save time and money on shipments
to clients.
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Chemical industry giant optimises supply chain |
| Chemicals |
To determine the best possible location for the development of their chemical business in the Middle East, SASOL turned to Damco for help – and tapped into our extensive industry knowledge in the region.
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SASOL considers new chemical plant |
| Other |
Damco reduced supply chain costs and facilitated growth
in import volumes for a leading US home improvement
retailer. By designing and implementing a 20 to 40-foot
conversion solution for light load cargo, Damco identified
savings of USD 4 million based on 2005 volumes.
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Damco brings savings to major home improvement retailer |
| Other |
This leading retailer of health and beauty products was
expanding from regional markets in Europe and parts of
Asia to the US. A majority of the company’s products are manufactured in Asia, so the company expected to see a significant increase in both lead time and costs if it continued using its European distribution centre for the US market. The company turned to Damco to help optimise its supply chain.
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A leading retailer cuts costs and saves time with Damco |
| Electronics |
Whirlpool is a world leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of US$15 billion. Globally it has 50 manufacturing and technology centers and major brands marketed in more than 170 countries. In 2008, Whirlpool Australia partnered with Damco to open an Export Distribution Centre (EDC) in Port Klang of Malaysia. Since implementation, Whirlpool has been tracking results on a daily basis. With savings already beginning to materialise, Whirlpool projects that the solution will generate a reduction of 19% of its total logistics costs. |
Whirlpool Australia |
| Electronics |
A high-tech electronics manufacturer asked Damco to
help reduce its logistics and airfreight costs without
substantially compromising service levels.
After an in-depth analysis, Damco’s Supply Chain
Development team identified a cost-effective yet flexible
transportation solution from China to the Middle East.
The solution would lead to savings of USD 2.6 million.
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Flexibility and savings for a high-tech electronics manufacturer |
