competence at Kraft. “We have done
that at a number of our facilities,”
Cole says.
The next stage of Kraft’s
partnership with Chainalytics involved having the
consulting firm do some
network overlays with
other retailers or noncompeting manufacturers to look for
areas where there
were opportunities
for each company to
take out empty
miles, Cole says.
One example of collaboration that
emerged from this
analysis involved a
large grocery retailer
that Kraft serves. This
company’s biggest refrigerated carrier, Martin Transportation, was also a top-five
refrigerated carrier for Kraft.
“Looking at our network and their
SPOTLIGHT ON FORTNA
‘Their material handling and systemic knowledge
and experience were instrumental to
the successful completion of our projects.’
‘They are a design study partner that took
the time to learn our business.’
‘Their approach and strong partnership style helped us
achieve significant gains with minimal capital expenditure.’
‘When we work with Fortna, we feel they are an extension
of our company, and we deeply value our relationship.’
