A case study of 3t transport management operation for JCB European parts centre in Paris

1. C ASE STUDY
JCB European Parts Centre
Transport Management Case Study
JCB European parts centre situated in Sarcelles in Paris France supplies VOR
replacement parts to a chain of European JCB dealers based in France, Germany,
Benelux, Spain, Italy, Austria and Eastern Europe.
There are a total of 37,000 different SKUs held in the European parts centre out of an
overall total of 168,000 live parts held at the World Parts Centre. This enables JCB to
hit their target VOR service level of over 95% parts availability to customers throughout
Europe. Parts range in size from small washers and screws to windscreens, pipes and
large wheels, buckets and booms.
3t manage JCB EPC’s total transportation requirement to provide a combination
of in-night and next-day deliveries throughout Europe ensuring minimum down time
of JCB machines.
3t provide a completely automated process. Over 200,000 deliveries a year are
managed through 3t’s global carrier manager system, offering automatic carrier
selection, shipment consolidation, carrier communication, full track and trace and
100% invoice audit.
The 3t operation is coordinated by an onsite administration team of 2 people who
as well as overseeing any day to day queries are also identifying ways to
improve ongoing transport costs.
So far 3t have implemented substantial savings for JCB and additional continuous
improvement programmes are underway.The 3t solution also enables JCB to better
understand their logistics costs and the impact on their bottom line of increasing
customer demand.
For more information contact our sales team on +44 (0) 1162 847 422
or email info@3t-europe.com
3t Logistics, Unit 7, Warrens Park Way, Enderby, Leicester LE19 4SA. Tel +44 (0) 1162 847 422
www.3t-europe.com