date:Dec 05, 2012
ney, which means that Greencore is able to despatch product more quickly, freeing up space in its holding area.
The holding area isn't the only part of the factory where sandwich producers are looking to free up space.
Just-In-Time deliveries
According to Kevin Curran, director of Tri-Star Packaging, sandwich producers are adopting a Just-In-Time (JIT) approach to production, and consequently pressurising their suppliers to hold more stock to maximise production space.
Sandwich producers are