Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 01 | Page 57

COUNTRY FOCUS: CASE STUDY demonstrate a consistent decrease in GRN items ranging from 2.6% to 4.3% on a monthly basis. This is significant because we are able to better manage the supply chain due to reduced unnecessary items. THE NEW SYSTEM ALSO NOW PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE RETURN ORDERS TO MANAGE THE PERISHABLE/ CONTAMINATED GOODS IN THE STORE AND ALSO INDICATES THE ITEMS THAT CAN BE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT SUPPLIER’S PRESENCE www.intelligentcio.com We can also better rate our suppliers’ performance and monitor the items delivered against each purchase order, which has helped us to solve issues related to lost/stolen items with our suppliers. The system was designed and developed for minimal data entry limited to stock returns/perpetual stock take topics; barcode scanning is made mandatory for all receiving, transfer and returns items in a store, which has contributed in improving data accuracy. The HHT system is boosting the current sales in ADNOC Convenient Stores, with sales increasing by 15% HHT System is now implemented in 186 convenience stores across UAE and used by 2,000+ employees, whilst simultaneously keeping factors such as OPEX and Cost Allocation constant, resulting in an overall increase in profit. As far as the environmental enhancements, we can now order a right product mix that serves customers better and provides an enjoyable shopping experience that meets their needs. By ensuring the right product mix, we were able to reduce food wastage, especially in the bakery area of our business. The new system also now provides information on the return orders to manage the perishable/contaminated goods in the store and also indicates the items that can be disposed of without supplier’s presence, but at the same time notifying the supplier. Compared to previous computer/ paper based systems, the new system has allowed ADNOC Distribution to minimise the printing of business related documents like purchase orders and returns at the stores. This translates to approximately 25% less paper wastage in a month which is 1.4 million paper savings. INTELLIGENTCIO 57