Developed by general manager Wayne Minney, the modelling has been initially built upon streamlining its consolidation process, increasing the quantity of pallets delivered to each destination, and in turn reducing unnecessary deliveries and cutting overall mileage.
Having already seen an emission reduction of 6%, Bretts is expecting to see a further decrease of 3% following the first 12 months.
In the coming years, Minney will also be introducing automated real-time KPI reporting which will provide customers with key insights into performance metrics.
Minney said: “In an industry that’s under increasing scrutiny to reduce its environmental impact, we as a collective need to look at ways to make small inroads in chipping away at our fossil fuel usage. Our new modelling strategy is an exciting next chapter for the business, and we are confident that the impressive savings we’ve already achieved from our model will act as a launchpad to our ascent towards Net Zero whilst at the same time securing the sustainability of the business.”
“This approach has also provided increased flexibility to customers enabling them, for example, to transport larger volumes less frequently, resulting in fewer trips. Through changing the way we operate, we’re essentially making every mile count.”
“Our new way of working also safeguards our future and allows us to seamlessly adapt to shifts in the market and respond to sudden changes in the industry – and we can do this with relative ease without having to overhaul our model once again because it is inherently flexible, seamlessly adjusting to the whatever challenge or variable is placed in front of us.”
Minney continued: “Our goal in the first 12 months is to understand and analyse the extent to which the model can make inroads in further reducing the business’ carbon footprint, as well as observe how it will react to market changes, and forecast future trends. From our standpoint it's crucial to follow the curve while also staying ahead of it, and that’s essentially what we’re doing here.”
