Nylex consumer rfp

Nylex Consumer
Project Nautilus RFP
Nylex Consumer Products Business
Unit
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Part One: “As-Is” Network
PROJECT NAUTILUS.
Commercial in Confidence

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VERSION CONTROL
Version Date Of Issue Comments
1.0 ?? First draft.
Contact with other personnel within The Company regarding this process is strongly
discouraged.
Any unauthorized attempt to contact other personnel or to obtain information regarding this
process outside of the channels provided to each supplier could result in your company’s
elimination from the RFP process.

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The definitions and rules of interpretation contained in this RFP document
shall apply.
The following words and phrases shall mean:
Nylex Limited - Nylex Consumer Products.
Proposer - Company who submits response to
this Request For Proposal (RFP).
Service Provider - Company who is selected in the proposal
should that proposal meet Nylex
requirements.
This document contains information relating to the business and operations
of Nylex. This information is confidential to Nylex (“Confidential
Information”).
Delivery to you of this document and your examination of its contents
constitutes acceptance by you of an obligation to keep confidential such
Confidential Information read together with the Confidentiality Agreement
already signed, whether or not you choose to respond, and to ensure that such
Confidential Information is protected with security measures and a degree of
care that you would apply to your own confidential information. You shall use
the Confidential Information only for the purposes of evaluating the
transaction referred to in this document (the “Permitted Purpose”) and you
shall only show this document to your own employees or advisers on a need
to know basis . Nylex reserves the right to request any proposer to return all
documentation provided without taking any excerpts or copies thereof.
Should the proposer require Nylex to sign a Confidentiality Agreement before
receiving the response to this RFP, Nylex would be willing to comply to this,
subject to agreement to the terms and conditions set out in the document.
Nylex, its employees, officers or advisers does not make any representation or
give any warranty (express or implied) as to the accuracy, completeness or
reliability of any of the Confidential Information. The responsibility lies on the
proposer to satisfy itself concerning the accuracy of all information provided.
Through involvement in this RFP process, all Proposers acknowledge and
accept Nylex’s right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to select a service
provider or service provider(s) of Nlyex’s choice. Involvement in this process
constitutes the Proposer’s acceptance of the outcome of Nylex’s final decision
and to accept and bind itself to that decision.

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CONTENTS
1 COMPANY & PROJECT OVERVIEW.....................................................................4
1.1 Nylex BACKGROUND.......................................................................................4
1.2 PROJECT NAUTILUS OVERVIEW...................................................................6
2 RFP INSTRUCTIONS..............................................................................................7
2.1 RFP APPROACH..............................................................................................7
2.2 CONTACT INFORMATION ...............................................................................8
2.3 TIMETABLE FOR RFP PROCESS....................................................................8
2.4 SELECTION PROCESS...................................................................................9
2.5 NON DISCLOSURE & RIGHT TO CHANGE.....................................................9
2.6 PRICING...........................................................................................................9
2.7 INDICATIVE DEMAND VOLUMES....................................................................9
2.8 COST & OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPOSAL....................................................9
3 SCOPE OF WORK TO-BE CARRIED OUT..........................................................10
3.1 PRODUCT SCOPE.........................................................................................10
3.2 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE..................................................................................10
3.3 SERVICE SCOPE...........................................................................................11
4 CURRENT NETWORK OVERVIEW......................................................................11
4.1 MANUFACTURING SITE & PRODUCT OVERVIEW......................................12
4.2 CURRENT WAREHOUSE & TRANSPORT OVERVIEW................................15
4.3 CUSTOMER OVERVIEW & ROUTE TO MARKET.........................................15
5 “TO BE” HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW......................................................................17
APPENDICES.........................................................................................................18
APPENDIX A - CURRENT NETWORK OVERVIEW (DATA EXTRACT).................19
Introduction..........................................................................................................19
Core Data Extract Explanations...........................................................................19
WORKING WITH THE CORE DATA EXTRACT...................................................21
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA....................................................................................22
APPENDIX B - CURRENT NETWORK OVERVIEW (SITE LOCATIONS)..............23
1 COMPANY & PROJECT OVERVIEW
1.1 Nylex BACKGROUND
Company Overview
Nylex Limited (NLX) is a diversified industrial company, mainly operating in the
manufacturing industry. The company has three core groups: Consumer Products
(lifestyle), Industrial Products and Solutions. Its Industrial Products division

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comprises businesses in films and fabrics, waste and materials handling and the
provision of water solutions.
Company History
The company listed on the ASX in 1987. Prior to 1996, NLX's sole activity was a 50%
interest in BWAC. The company embarked on growth through acquisition, starting
with AH Plant Hire in 1996. This was followed by expansion into textiles, automotive
industry. In 2001, the company restructured its operation and in 2002, the textiles
division was divested. In 2004, Austrim Nylex (ARL) was renamed Nylex (NLX) and
divested a number of its businesses in the Automotive Division.
Differentiating Factor
NLX has a diverse range of operations. Nylex Consumer Products is a leading
supplier of a broad range of garden and hardware products to the Hardware and
Home Improvement markets, with leading market brands such as Nylex and
Gardena. The company has also established a Nylex Water Solutions business,
capitalising on the increasing need for water conservation.
Major Customers & Competitors
In line with the company's broad range of operations, NLX has a wide customer
base. Customers of NLX's Consumer Products include hardware retailers and
wholesalers. Customer base of the Industrial Products division is spread across
builders, water authorities and councils.
An overview of the operating companies within Australia is provided below:
Company Market Examples of Brands
Nylex Consumer products Industrial fasteners, garden,
home & leisure products
Senco, Esky ,Gardena, Ajax
Nylex Films& Fabrics Automotive trim. Laminates for
kitchens & bathrooms.
Geomembranes. Tank liners
Drainage
MarinerTM
VacationerTM
Melded Fabrics Commercial Fabrics Carpet
Tiles. Automotive OEM &
Aftermarket. Durable Marine
products
Nylex Branded
Water Solutions Rainwater Tanks
Tank Accessories
Grey water DivertaTM
Rainwater DivertaTM
Materials Handling Custom Moulding, Chemical
Storage & Handling, Safety
products, General Handing &
Storage, Waste & Recycling
Bins
Nylex Branded
Figure 1 – Overview of Nylex Operating Companies (non Auto)
The relationship between these businesses and their inclusion in this RFP process is
captured in Figure 2 below:

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Figure 2 – Overview of Nylex Business Structure
1.2 PROJECT NAUTILUS OVERVIEW
Since 2004, Nylex Consumer products have operated its main DC from the Somerton
facility with distribution hubs in Kewdale (WA), Hendra (Brisbane QLD) & Townsville
(QLD). Eighty percent of stock is distributed through Somerton to the outlying DC’s
with the remaining proportion being delivered direct from overseas.
Project Nautilus focuses on reviewing the current end to end supply chain model for
Nylex Consumer products. Additionally the current international FCL & LCL inbound
freight is also within the scope of this project for the rest of the Nylex group.
The stated objectives of the project are as follows:
⇒ Create cost synergies by operating the Consumer distribution network,
through scale, joint route to markets and optimised planning;
⇒ Step change improvement to the customer service offering. This needs to be
in line with our customer trends going forward. This includes a drive to
improve on our current KPI’s levels that govern the existing distribution
network.
⇒ Create full visibility (at all determined levels) for Nylex Consumer in all
portions of the supply chain network;
⇒ Consolidate the order/freight management systems across the operating
sites/geographical regions.
⇒ Create cost synergies & delivery service improvements for all International
inbound deliveries for the Nylex group of companies.
Approach to the project

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The project has been divided into four key phases:
Phase Overview
Phase 1 Internal : Ascertain current distribution model ( cost & service)
Phase 2 Selection of the combined service provider(s) through a commercial RFI / RFP
process.
Phase 3 Review proposals against best practice methodology/ cost benefit & service
benefit to Nylex
Phase 4 Implementation of the distribution network to transfer operations from the
existing distribution networks into the new network (if applicable)
Figure 3 – Project Nautilus Phase Descriptions
Phase 1 - has been completed.
Phase 2 – ongoing.
Phase 3 - will involve the selected service provider(s) from an information exchange
aspect as Nylex drives visibility in its domestic and international network.
Phase 4 - will be a partnership between Nylex and the selected service provider(s),
to ensure minimal impact to the business during implementation.
2 RFP INSTRUCTIONS
The Request for Information (RFI) process identified a number of potential business
partners for operating the services required by Nylex. During the full RFP phase now
starting, all parties are provided with the opportunity to demonstrate capabilities in
detail and indicate how they would structure and cost a solution to meet Nylex’s
requirements.
What follows in this section are detailed rules and instructions for this phase of the
project, which all parties must observe. Nylex reserves the right to reject any
responses that fail to adhere to these instructions.
2.1 RFP APPROACH
The objective of this RFP is to allow Nylex a basis for selection of a service
provider(s) for the Consumer distribution network. Due to the large amount of data
Proposers need to analyse and interpret, the RFP document will be released in two
parts. As such, the following approach has been adopted:
⇒ The current document (together with Data DVD and appendices) is an “As-Is”
document that describes in detail the Consumer network. Proposers are
expected to use the period of time between the release of the “As-Is”
document and the release of the “To-Be” document to model the current
network and fully understand all facilities and volume flows. A number of
guidelines, and the results of completed data analysis, have been provided to
support all Proposers in this effort.
⇒ Included in the “As-Is” document is a high level overview of the future “To-Be”
vision (see section 5).
⇒ A “To-Be” document providing a high degree of detail into the future vision
and “To-Be” requirements will be released at a later date (see figure 5).
Proposers are expected to use their knowledge gained in the analysis of the

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“As-Is” data, together with the requirements of the “To-Be” network to model,
design and cost the future Consumer distribution network.
2.2 CONTACT INFORMATION
Any questions or correspondence relating to this RFP, prior to its submission should
be directed only to the following contacts, by telephone or e-mail:
Primary Contact Support Contact
Name Thomas Evans Andrew Pollard
Telephone 0417354863 0419139664
Email tom.evans@nylex.com.au andrew.pollard@nylex.com.au
Figure 4 – Contact Details
Contact must be directed to the identified contacts to ensure all questions/queries are
channelled to the right people. Approaches to anyone other than the identified
contacts will be deemed as a breach of the rules of this process and the Proposer
may be removed from the RFP process. Responses on specific questions will be
provided to all Proposers and not just those raising the query.
Further information on the requirements for the submission of the RFP response and
the required response format will be provided in the “To-Be” document.
2.3 TIMETABLE FOR RFP PROCESS
The table below gives an indication of the timings for the RFP process going forward.
Please note that timings may be subject to change.
Date Event
TBA Release of “As-Is” document
Proposer data analysis period
Release of “To- Be” document
RFP Launch Presentation
Conduct Site Visits
Deadline for Proposer submissions
Proposer Presentations
Figure 5 – Summary of Key Project Nautilus Dates
Arrangements for the above events will be communicated to the nominated contact in
due course.

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2.4 SELECTION PROCESS
Information on the selection process will be provided in the “To-Be” document.
2.5 NON DISCLOSURE & RIGHT TO CHANGE
All information contained in this RFP is confidential and is subject to the terms of the
previously signed Confidentiality Agreement. As such, the information is proprietary
to Nylex and may not be divulged or disclosed to any other party without the prior
written consent of Nylex.
Should the Proposer require Nylex to sign a reciprocal Confidentiality Agreement
prior to receipt of the RFP response, Nylex would be willing to comply with this,
subject to agreement of the terms and conditions set out in the reciprocal
Confidentiality Agreement.
Nylex reserves the right, at any time, to amend, supplement, withdraw or otherwise
change this RFP.
2.6 PRICING
Information on the pricing requirements for submissions will be provided in the “To-
Be” document.
2.7 INDICATIVE DEMAND VOLUMES
Historic customer demand and distribution data is included as part of this RFP.
Future demand and throughput figures for Nylex’s distribution network cannot be
predicted due to unpredictable customer demand. As such all volume figures are
indicative and do not represent in any way guaranteed future demand across Nylex’s
network.
Significant time has been invested preparing data in advance of this RFP, to allow
Proposers full visibility of Nylex’s current network in support of a design suited to
Nylex’s requirements. Whilst all precaution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of
this data release, Nylex cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. Proposers will
be expected to accommodate data discrepancies as part of any potential contract
and this should be considered within the RFP response.
2.8 COST & OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPOSAL
Nylex will not be responsible for any costs incurred by the Proposer in preparing,
delivering or presenting a response to this RFP.
All copies of this RFP, including all exhibits, remain the property of Nylex. Submitted
proposals will be considered the property of Nylex and will not be returned.

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3 SCOPE OF WORK TO-BE CARRIED OUT
Proposers must clearly understand the scope of the services of this RFP process and
the method by which the scope has been structured. What follows is a breakdown of
product and geographic scope. Further details surrounding service scope will be
provided in the “To Be” document. Should ambiguity remain, Proposers are urged to
contact Nylex for clarification rather than make assumptions themselves.
3.1 PRODUCT SCOPE
There are a number of products/ Business units specifically out of scope of this RFP.
No volumes have been provided in the data extract for those products identified
below as out of scope. Proposers should focus solely on the in scope product in
designing their solution.
Out of Scope Products In Scope Products
Nylex FTS (fuel tanks) Consumer ranges held at Consumer sites
Nylex water tanks (NSW solutions products) Senco
Esky
Gardena (to be discontinued (31st
Dec 08) Ajax
Figure 6 –Overview of Product Scope
3.2 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE
The geographic scope of this RFP relates to road/rail based distribution within
Australia, and International FCL/LCL & air freight deliveries into Australia. Primarily,
deliveries are within capital cites metro area though some distribution is to country
zones in all states.
Figure 7 –Overview of Capital Cities (In Scope)

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Far shore exports (primarily NZ deliveries) are out of scope from the point at which
they leave the warehouse door, although container stuffing for export does fall within
the service scope for warehousing, as illustrated in the diagram below:
Figure 8 –Overview of Import / Export Scope
3.3 SERVICE SCOPE
Further information on the services that are considered in scope for the purposes of
this RFP will be made available in the “To Be” document.
4 CURRENT NETWORK OVERVIEW
What follows is an overview of the current distribution network to provide context to
Proposers in designing the new network. In responding to this RFP, you are
expected to use the detailed data packs and guidelines provided to recreate the
current network to allow better understanding and visibility of the current situation. In
demonstrating your ability to recreate the current network, knowledge will be gained
which is intended to support the design of a robust “To-Be” distribution model when
the requirements of the future network are released with the issue of the “To-Be”
RFP.
Port
(Storage)
Port
(Storage)
Transport Transport
Imports
IN SCOPEIN SCOPE
Managed by the freight
Management Company
Far Shore Exports
OUT OF SCOPEOUT OF SCOPE
Managed by the customers freight
Management Company
Managed by Bucket 2 Provider
Warehouse
Port
(Storage)
Port
(Storage)
Transport Transport
Imports
IN SCOPE

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As can be seen by Figure 9 below, the current Nylex Consumer network has a large
footprint throughout Australia consisting of a total of 4 facilities. The single Mother
Warehouse (MWH) in Somerton.
Figure 9 – As-Is Consumer Network Locations
A detailed breakdown of each facility and volume movements throughout the network
follows.
4.1 MANUFACTURING SITE & PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Somerton DC currently has two small manufacturing components, Ajax Nail
Manufacturing & FTS systems (Nylex Fuel Tank Systems). Both these manufacturing
sites are out of scope; though need to be accommodated into your planning as a
proportionately shared facility
Nylex Consumer currently has a number of local suppliers and value-add vendors
geographically located within Victoria. Transport of finished goods and raw materials
between these sites and Somerton DC, falls within the scope of this RFP process.
Figure 10 – As-Is Consumer Manufacturing Locations

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Further information on the assigned product groups can be found in the “Plant Code
Master” and “Material Master” included on the Data DVD.
An overview of the manufacturing locations and the products manufactured is
captured in Appendix B. Detailed information is provided as part of the core data
extract. Any specific product handling requirements for each of these ranges will be
issued with detailed SH&E requirements in the “To-Be” document.
Depot Replenishment Planning (DRP)
Approximately 80% of all Satellites warehouse inventory flows from the Somerton
Site into the Outlying DC’s as depicted in Figure 11 below. Some core lines are
delivered direct to the satellite DC’s & is visible in the data extracts.
Figure 11 – As-Is DRP Flows

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The majority of replenishments from Somerton to Satellite DC’s consist of full pallets
transported on a FL (full load) basis between the facilities, though there are some
exceptions. Also, smaller scale operations are service and data is available in the
DRP section of the data disk.
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1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
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Hendra
Nylex Consumer
Townsville
WA Consumer
Warehouse
DRP total mass shipped F07
cm3
Tonne
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
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Hendra
Nylex Consumer
Townsville
WA Consumer
Warehouse
DRP orders vs lines shipped
Lines
Orders
Figures 12 & 13– As-Is DRP Order Size Distribution
Ad hoc deliveries to customers direct from factory also occur from manufacturing
sites. Further detail on these and all other manufacturing movements are provided in
the core data extract.

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4.2 CURRENT WAREHOUSE & TRANSPORT OVERVIEW
Details on each of the above locations, including SAP codes, actual locations, and
Nylex space available can be found in Appendix B. Further on site assessments will
be required of all providers to ascertain unbiased analysis of current warehousing &
transport practices. This will form part of your “To Be” presentations.
4.3 CUSTOMER OVERVIEW & ROUTE TO MARKET
Customers order products on either a full pallet basis (bulk), or at carton level (break
bulk). Orders within the network are currently shipped as a complete delivery, even
when the order consists of break bulk cartons and full pallets. Orders are fulfilled
either direct from the Somerton site, or via the secondary distribution network. Lead
times range from 24 hours to 4 days, depending on the geographic spread of the
customer.
An overview of the order profile within the network is presented in Figure 14 below.
The majority of the customers within the satellite network receive break bulk
deliveries between 10kg and 1000kg. Direct, full pallet deliveries from the Somerton
Hub also take up significant volume. Full F07 data is included on the data disk
provided with this RFP for your own mapping and analysis.
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10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
Somerton (Vic)
56,165 Orders
Hendra ( Bris)
26,054 Orders
Welshpool (WA)
16,315 Orders
Garbbut
Tow nsville
10,838 Orders
Customer order volumes by Plant
Tonnes
M3
Figure 14 – As-Is Customer Order Size Distribution by Plant

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Customers within the network have an 80% urban distribution, with large geographic
spread amongst the residual.
Some seasonality exists within the demand base, with Christmas representing the
largest peaks. Other peaks by SKUS in the data can be explained by promotional
periods.
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1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
July/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun
Tonnes shipped bi-monthly F07
Tonnes
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
July/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun
Orders Shipped bi-monthly F07
Orders
Figures 15, 16 Seasonality indications (F07)

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5 “TO BE” HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW
Although detailed future network, technical, operational and design requirements will
be provided in the “To Be” document, a brief overview of some of the principles of the
new network are provided below for reference.
Proposers should at all time bear in mind the identified principles when analysing the
current network, and in their submission to the requirements set out in the “To Be”
document.
Key Principle Detail
Flexibility for Change
The network should be able to accommodate future change,
particularly in customer requirements where increased DC shipments
and reduced delivery size / increased order frequency are expected.
Ship Direct Where Possible
Where customer order profiles allow (full single SKU pallets) and
efficient transport can be sourced, the To-Be network should ship
direct from the Somerton Hub where possible to remove double
handling in the network.
Minimal Stock Holding
The To-Be design should be lean with the minimum number of stock
holding locations required to retain current service levels. As such,
in the To-Be network outlying DC’s may be converted to stockless
TSP’s. Overflow facilities should be avoided at all costs.
Retain / Improve Service and
Avoid Risk
Nylex is looking to retain or improve the current service levels and
lead times in the To-Be network design; therefore strategies such as
removal of stock holding locations should be considered only when
service levels will not be compromised. Nylex is also keen to avoid
undue risk in implementing the network and Proposers should
consider this in responding to this RFP.
Retain Distinction Between
Channels
Nylex is looking to create a distinction between warehousing, primary
transportation and secondary transportation (direct to DC’s) to
leverage economies of scale in each channel and tap into areas of
specialisation in these differing areas.
Current Capability
Nylex is looking to engage Proposers that offer current capability in
the services which they respond on. Nylex is keen to avoid the
eventuality where a Proposer may need to merge / buy or sell out to
any other parties to achieve corporate or service targets, either now
or throughout the duration of the contract.
Non Asset Based
Nylex does not identify distribution as a core competency and thus is
looking to engage with Proposers on a basis which does not
necessitate Nylex owning assets.
SH&E excellence Nylex is looking to retain its strong record on SH&E.
Figure 17– Principles of the new network

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APPENDICES
The following appendices (including a number of documents referenced in the
Appendix and included on a separate DVD issued to all Proposers) are designed to
support the Proposers in responding to this RFP. The Appendix material provided
refers to:
⇒ Additional data relating to the Current Network Overview provided to
support Providers in responding to this RFP
Specific instructions and detailed explanations of the additional data are provided
within each of the separate appendices.

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APPENDIX A - CURRENT NETWORK OVERVIEW (DATA
EXTRACT)
INTRODUCTION
The data has been extracted, cleansed and analysed as part of Phase 2 of Project
Nautilus, an internal network modelling analysis of the current network. The data
extracted was the full 2007 financial year so as to account for seasonality patterns. It
is recommended that in the response to the RFP, a similar approach is taken.
The cleansed core data has been provided to allow complete and full visibility to
support Proposers in designing the network as well as assist in establishing
familiarity with the network as part of the design exercise. However, provided
alongside the core data is some analysis conducted by the Nylex project team and
also a series of guidelines and overviews to help Proposers in aggregating and
working with the data to reduce the risk of mistakes. It is not the intent of Nylex to
engage Proposers in a data management exercise and as such, if there is any
additional support required from Nylex, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Detail on the raw data extract and how the data was managed is provided in the
subsequent sections.
CORE DATA EXTRACT EXPLANATIONS
The table below provides an overview of the data extracts provided on the DVD as
part of this RFP issue.
File Name Overview
Main Data Extract This is the main data extract database. It contains delivered
demand and DRP tables for Nylex Consumer for 2007 FYI.
Below is a brief description of each table and what they
contain:
Customer deliveries 2007 - Full extract of all deliveries for
2007. Contains all customer deliveries and excludes returns,
DRP 2007 - This table contains all inter site movements
between all plants (MWHs and DCs).
Supporting Data Extract This is the supplementary data extract database. Below is a
brief description of the table that it contains:
Imports 2007 SKUS– Full extract of all imports by SKUS for
2007
Imports 2007 International Full extract all FCL, LCL & other
imports by shipment (TEU)
Customer Locations
Master.xls
This table contains data relating to all customer locations
provided in the data extract.
Material Master.xls This table contains master data of all in scope SKUS’s
provided as part of the data extract.
Plant Master.xls This table contain master data relating to all Nylex sites
provided as part of the data extract.
Figure 17 – Overview of Core Data Pack

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A detailed explanation of each of the data fields provided as part of the data release
is documented in Figure 18 below:
Delivered Demand Table
Field Description
Order Number SAP system assigned order number, one reference
number per order
Delivery Date Date assigned by SAP system for delivery, final date the
order can be delivered by - not actual delivery date as
despatch/delivery point information not visible
Customer Number SAP customer reference number
Route To Market SAP assigned customer zone to define the route to
market.
Additional information……………
Material Code SAP SKU product code
Product Group SAP assigned product group based on stock
Quantity Delivered (weight) 2007 Delivered demand quantity in weight units (KGs)
Weight unit Units of measure used to quantify delivered demand
Quantity Delivered (BUM) 2007Delivered demand quantity in the base unit of
measure
BUM Base unit of measure Box/Carton/Roll etc.
Source Plant Code SAP source plant code – the location from which the
order was shipped
Pick Date Date assigned by SAP system for picking, closest
information available to despatch date
Figure 18 – Delivered Demand Field Breakdown
DRP Tables
Field Description
Despatch Date Date assigned by SAP system for delivery
Purchase Document SAP system assigned purchase document, one reference
number per load
Material Code SAP material reference number (SKUS)
Product Group SAP assigned product group based on stock.
Source Plant Code SAP assigned Source plant code
Source Plant Name Source plant name
Receiving Plant Code SAP assigned receiving plant code
Receiving Plant Name SAP receiving plant name
Quantity Delivered (weight) SAP DRP quantity delivered in weight units (KG)
Weight units Units of weight used to quantify delivered demand
Quantity Delivered (BUM) SAP DRP quantity delivered in the base unit of measure
BUM Bases unit of measure.
Figure 19 – DRP Field Breakdown

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Customer Locations Master
Field Description
Customer Number SAP customer reference code
Customer Name SAP customer name
Zone SAP designated Zone (transport)
Default Plant SAP plant code assigned to the customer drop point as
the default source of all deliveries, note that this provided
for reference - all plant to customer flows should be
established based on the delivered demand data
Quantity delivered (kg) 2007 Delivered demand quantity in weight units (KGs)
Figure 20– Customer Locations Master Field Breakdown
Material Master
Field Description
Material Code SKUS reference code
Material description Product description
Nylex Product Group Nylex product classification hierarchy.
SAP Gross case weight (kg) Weight per SKUS- including packaging
Cases/Pallet Number of cases on a pallet (If available)
Gross pallet weight (kg) Weight per pallet - including packaging, Excluding the
pallet when applicable.
Delivered Demand (kg) Quantity in kg of product delivered in 2007 – aggregated
from delivered demand database
Delivered Demand (Vol) Volume of product delivered in 2007 – aggregated from
delivered demand database
Figure 21– Material Master Field Breakdown
Plant Code Master
Field Description
Plant Code SAP Plant reference code
SAP Plant name SAP Plant name
Location Location of plant
Facility Type of building – DC, MWH
Business Unit Business Unit which the plant services
Figure 22– Plant Code Master Field Breakdown
WORKING WITH THE CORE DATA EXTRACT

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A brief description of the main steps followed in cleansing and preparing the data to
the state it’s in is provided below. Some of these steps have been provided for you
within the data extract (denoted as complete). Others have not been provided (To
Do).
Step 1: Removal of Out of Scope SKUSS’s (Complete) - All out of scope SKUs
were removed from both the delivered demand and DRP tables (re: water tanks, see
section 3 for more details on out of scope products).
Step 2: Removal of Discontinued SKUS’s (Complete) - All SKUs that were
discontinued at the start of 2008 were removed from the delivered demand and DRP
tables.
Step 3: Route to Market (Complete) – All customer deliveries within the delivered
demand files were assigned a route to market flag to understand how the delivery
was made. Direct shipments have been identified and provided in full detail. For
secondary distribution, to support aggregation a zone was applied at the customer
level of data in SAP.
Step 5: Metrics Analysis (To Do) – Included on the Data DVD is a file entitled
“Appendix B_Metrics Table”. Proposers need to undertake analysis on the lane
volumes and e-mail the completed metrics table to Nylex. This analysis will not form
part of any RFP assessment, but will be used to ensure the design has been based
on correct calculations. The metrics table can be mailed to the primary contact as
soon as the analysis is complete. Feedback will be provided to all Proposers.
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Additional data has been provided for context to supplement the Proposers’
knowledge of the Nylex network. All analysis that follows was undertaken during this
phase of Project Nautilus using Consumer provided SAP extracts.
Discontinued SKUs
All discontinued SKUs have been extracted from the core data so that future
projections can be based on known products.
Imports Data
In the supporting data extract an extract of materials that are imported is provided.
These volumes have been included in order to aid Proposers in warehouse
throughput calculations; however Proposers are reminded that these volumes are
also captured in the delivered demand data. A description of the fields in the Imports
Data table is provided below:
Field Description
Despatch Date Date assigned by SAP system for delivery
Purchase Document SAP system assigned purchase document, one reference
number per load
Material Code SAP material reference number (SKUS)
Receiving Plant Code SAP assigned receiving plant code
Quantity Delivered (BUM) SAP quantity delivered in the base unit of measure
Quantity Delivered (weight) SAP quantity delivered in weight units (KG)
Figure 23 Imports Field Breakdown

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APPENDIX B - CURRENT NETWORK OVERVIEW (SITE
LOCATIONS)
Warehouse Locations Locations:
Site & Address 80 Stanley Drive Somerton Vic
SAP Code 09
Overview MWH – (mother warehouse)
Inventory Holdings Pallets
Number of SKUS’s
Figure 24 – Somerton (VIC) Site overview
Site & Address 37 Kewdale Road Welshpool Perth WA
SAP Code 45
Overview Satellite Warehouse
Number of SKUS’s
Figure 25 – Kewdale (WA Perth) Site overview
Site & Address 12-14 Carmel Street Garbutt Qld
SAP Code 86
Number of SKUS’s
Figure 26 – Garbutt (Townsville QLD)
Site & Address 1-400 Nudgee Road Hendra Qld
SAP Code 85
Number of SKUS’s
Figure 27 –Hendra (QLD Brisbane) site overview

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