What Load Carrier Management Has to Do with Crates of Beer at Home
What do turnaround times have to do with the crate of beer? Almost everyone knows that moment when the beer (or any other drink) is coming to an end and the crate is slowly emptied. You then see that a new box is bought quickly. Since there are usually one or two bottles left in the box, however, the empties collect in the corner or in the cellar for now. And while when the crate is full you only buy a box or two, with empties you usually bring back double or triple that amount. This “accumulation” of empties then leads to bottlenecks in breweries that we read about in the media every summer.
And exactly the same effect exists in the world's supply chains: Because the focus is on the full container, the empties are often neglected and collected at the point of use, such as after production. Everyone who regularly sees warehouse or production sites is familiar with the large piles of empties. At the moment, all these empties do not fulfill their actual purpose of efficiently storing and transporting goods.
This is exactly where Logistikbude technology comes in: By evaluating the data in real time, it is possible to automatically reclaim empty containers. The aim here is the more economical use of existing load carriers. For example, you can set the customer or supplier to automatically receive a friendly e-mail with a request for a return 10 days after receipt of the load carriers. After a further 5 days, you can then receive two emails, etc. It is also possible to generate automatic charges/settlements. For example, a fee of 10 cents per day can be charged after a holding period of 14 days or a load carrier can be charged in full as shrinkage after one month. As a result, load carriers are returned more quickly without additional personnel costs and can be reused. For example, if you get your empties back after 14 days instead of 21 days, you end up using a third fewer load carriers.
As is usual with Logistikbude, all of this can be adjusted individually for the company and independent of load carrier types. Have we sparked your interest? We would be happy to present our product to you in a non-binding online demo: info@logistikbude.com
