always working to reduce our carbon footprint
One way we work to reduce the carbon footprint of Lyreco and its customers is by consolidating customer deliveries. Instead of delivering small packages frequently, we consolidate items into a smaller number of bigger deliveries.
Our management software identifies the potential cost-to-serve reductions and carbon reductions as a result of consolidation and these can be reported as part of your quarterly account manager meetings.
How does consolidation work?
Our consolidated delivery service allows our customers to have all orders that are submitted during a set period and up to an agreed point of fulfilment, delivered every two/three days, weekly or monthly depending on the size of the orders and requirements.
This method better utilises our delivery vehicles and their internal load space thus reducing the number of deliveries to your sites, reducing vehicle trips, emissions, CO2 output and the impact on the environment.
Aggregating your orders
Once orders are submitted for a consolidated delivery, we check whether the items are available as standard. Once checked, these are loaded onto our internal inventory and ordering system.
Our system holds a ‘picking list’ for each of your business accounts and orders until the point of fulfilment. This is usually the day before the agreed delivery date.
Calculating the benefit of consolidation
Order requirements are allocated from stock levels at the time of being loaded onto our SAP system. This ensures that the product is available up to the point of fulfilment, allowing replenishment of those products to continue as normal and for our customer to always have access to their favourite products.
Our management software identifies the potential cost-to-serve reductions and carbon reductions as a result of consolidation and these can be reported as part of your quarterly account manager meetings.
Our delivery options
We deliver what you want, when you need it. Learn more about our flexible delivery options.
