2ic increases its footprint across New Zealand
Sanitarium New Zealand is the latest customer across the Tasman to utilise 2ic Pallets. They join other logistics leaders enjoying more efficient pallet control thanks to 2ic, including Fresh Direct, Linfox, Coca Cola, Visy, Supercheap Auto, and more
PRLog (Press Release)
Apr 11, 2011 – With pallet savings already estimated at least $10,000 per year and
growing, Sanitarium New Zealand is the latest customer across the Tasman to utilise
2ic Pallets. They join many New Zealand logistics leaders that are already enjoying
more efficient pallet control thanks to 2ic, including Fresh Direct, Linfox, Coca
Cola, Visy, Supercheap Auto and more.
Peter Levett, Distribution Manager at Sanitarium
New Zealand, first looked into 2ic to assist in the management of over 10,000 pallets
after a friend working at Linfox (another 2ic customer) was 'raving about it!’
Prior
to installation, Sanitarium utilised a combination of spreadsheets and manual forms
to manage pallets. Peter sought an independent system with the capability of automatically
reconciling with CHEP, and 2ic Pallets proved to be the perfect fit.
Summarizing
his experience with 2ic Pallets, Peter commented: "It’s simple to use, you don’t
have to be an IT guru, but the reporting functions are detailed and clearly display
growth and balances on a weekly basis.”
Peter estimates savings of at least $10,000
per year and growing, while emphasizing that “the potential cost / risk of not having
a system such as this is huge.”
"2ic assist us in the process," he continued. "It
is a tool that makes the whole weekly reconciliation easy to control and one that
enables me to know what is on hand without using forms and spreadsheets. We feel
like we now have control back with us."
Once the business case was made, Sanitarium
utilised 2ic Software's free trial for a short period of time. Peter only needed
a few weeks to recognize that 2ic Pallets was a perfect fit.
"What I like about 2ic
is that they have been willing to customise certain features to adapt it to the New
Zealand market,” Peter commented. “They are responsive and clearly understand the
business we are in."
Peter would like to see more suppliers and trading partners
utilising the system. “Anything that controls pallets in the FMCG industry is good
for us,” he offered, “and the more people working with it the easier it makes it
for us!" 2ic is clearly the best available tool for pallet control out there, he
concluded.
To find out how 2ic Pallets can help improve the efficiency of your pallet
management system, visit http://www.2icsoftware.com.
ABOUT 2ic Pallets and 2ic Software
2ic Pallets is the world’s leading pallet tracking
and pallet reconciliation software. Produced and supported by 2ic Software, it delivers
cost savings to over 300 clients in Australia, New Zealand, England and United Kingdom,
Ireland, Canada, USA, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. 2ic Pallets helps to prevents
pallet losses. It is a tool developed for pallet controllers to accurately record
and track pallet or other reusable asset movements and reconcile pallet bills for
multiple locations and multiple pallet pools. For more information, visit http://www.2icsoftware.com.
ABOUT Sanitarium New Zealand
Sanitarium has proudly been a 100% NZ owned company
for more than 100 years. Focused on health and well being, Sanitarium offers a variety
of healthy foods, education resources and community programs such as the Weet-Bix
Tryathalon series and Kickstart Breakfast in Schools. For more information, visit
http://www.sanitarium.co.nz.
