SPAR wholesaler A.F Blakemore & Son is working with RELEX Solutions to automate and optimise its supply chain processes to improve in-store product availability.
Software from RELEX will be implemented at Blakemore’s distribution centres, using the solution for forecasting and replenishment of fresh, ambient and frozen categories.
The new integrated system uses AI and machine learning-based analytics and replaces Blakemore’s previous arrangement of multiple overlapping ERP systems and manual spreadsheets.
Marc Deakin, Supply Chain Director at A.F Blakemore, commented: “With our new RELEX-powered automated planning system, we aim to improve availability of in-store stock for customers, while also reducing waste and freeing up staff to focus on other core tasks.”
Jason Berry, VP of Sales for EMEA at RELEX Solutions, added: “Wholesalers and retailers alike today face a range of competing and interconnected business challenges, including managing costs, reducing waste, and handling disruptions to supply chains so that customers can continue to buy the products they want.
“AI and Machine Learning have a significant role to play in addressing these challenges by processing all relevant data at scale for far greater accuracy in forecasting and replenishment. We’re very pleased to work with A F Blakemore to automate this critical part of its operations.”
