This message is applicable to suppliers who deliver into Biggleswade RDC
What’s happening?
We use WMS to run our depot operations, and this creates tasks to pick, load and despatch goods from all of our depots into our stores. Over the next 12 months we’ll be upgrading all 12 depots across our logistics network.
While we’re switching over to our new system, the depots will be ‘offline’ for a period of 24 hours. This period of downtime will see us removing a delivery day for our stores – for Biggleswade this is Sunday 02 June 2024.
Why are we doing it?
Our current Warehouse Management System will be end of life by 2025. We also use two data centres in Salford and Rochdale, which we need to exit by the end of Q1 2025. With Manhattan Active we'll never need to do an upgrade again. All upgrades will happen in the cloud, meaning that we won't need to carry out projects such as these in the future.
How does this impact me as a supplier?
See below how each area of supply will be impacted:
Fresh
There will be no fresh volume delivered into Biggleswade on Friday evening on 31 May 2024 or Saturday morning on 01 June 2024.
Fresh volume will continue to be delivered into Biggleswade from Saturday evening and Sunday morning on the 02 June 2024 as normal.
Ambient
There will be no ambient deliveries into Biggleswade on Saturday 01 June 2024.
Ambient volume will continue to be delivered into Biggleswade from 07:00 on Sunday 02 June 2024 as normal.
Frozen
There will be no Frozen deliveries into Biggleswade on Saturday 01 June 2024.
Frozen volume will continue to be delivered into Biggleswade from 07:00 on Sunday 02 June 2024 as normal.
We'll continue to notify suppliers as we move through the project and how this'll impact them.
If you need any further support, please contact supplierengagement@coop.co.uk
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