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C O MPANY NE W S

Parts warehouse brings AGCO

closer to dealers and distributors

THE LAST thing any farmer needs is to have a tractor or essential piece
of equipment from Challenger, Massey Ferguson, Fendt and Valtra
stand idle due to downtime. This is where the massive parts warehouse
in Kempton Park, Johannesburg comes into play, ensuring that the
countrywide AGCO Africa dealer and distributor network is supplied
with whatever they need, when they need it.

“Our demand planning is based on seasonal productivity, which
Brambles commits to informs us what specific parts are required at what peak times,”
explains Craig Correia, Customer Service Manager for Parts and
net-zero emissions by 2040 Warehouse for Africa.

BRAMBLES HAS announced its commitment to
achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Explaining the state-of-the-art system underpinning the parts
by 2040. The company’s pledge to a 1.5°C climate warehouse, Correia says that once an order comes through the system
future was an essential driving force behind its and is dropped into the outbound section of the warehouse, a pick
five-year sustainability targets published in 2020. By ticket is generated that allows the pickers to see if it is small, medium
pledging to align with the goals of the Paris Climate or large items, and what is required to pick them quickly and efficiently.
Agreement, Brambles was already committed to
achieving net-zero GHG emissions by no later than Once an order has been picked, the picker then brings it through
2050. With this new road map to net-zero emissions, to the outbound section, where three different quality-control checks
the supply chain solutions company is bringing that are carried out by the picker, in-house security and the outbound
deadline forward by 10 years. supervisor. The parts are then processed into boxes and sealed,
following which a case number and picking documents are generated to
“Brambles has a track record of reducing be handed over to DSV, the in-house shipping agent located within the
emissions through its circular business model, a range parts warehouse itself as a third-party logistics provider (3PL). “Our
of innovative initiatives and its past achievements. system is fully integrated with that of the 3PL, which greatly reduces
These targets are an important next step in a journey the time taken to process orders into and out of the warehouse,” says
that we started years ago. Adopting science-based Correia.
targets and bringing the net-zero deadline forward
by 10 years accelerates our mission to build a “The main reason for all these processes is it shows we are
regenerative supply chain,” says Juan José Freijo, transparent, are able to track everything that is inbound and outbound
Brambles Chief Sustainability Officer. and are able to meet all requirements as quickly as possible in the
shortest time. This is to get the farmer’s machine or tractor up and
To manage this challenge effectively, Brambles running with minimal delays,” concludes Correia. •
has created a dedicated decarbonisation function
integrated within the supply chain organisation.
Working with internal and external stakeholders
across multifunctional initiatives, the team has
created an actionable road map with targets to ensure
that this corporate, strategic vision becomes a reality
across five continents and 60 countries.

Brambles will focus on three main development
areas to achieve the net-zero target: operations
(directly owned and subcontracted), logistics and
direct procurement. •

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