In addition to the benefits descibed in consolidation benefits, collaborative consolidation also brings the retailer and suppliers other additional benefits some of which are listed below :
- Increased volume throughput hence lowering costs to operate
- Shared and lower costs of 3PL to retailers involved
- Improved utilisation of own fleet (mixed retailer collections)
- Same supplier base to deal with hence reduction
of consultancy costs / accelerated delivery
- Reduction of carbon footprint and food miles
- Opportunities to explore collaborative distribution options
