Woolworth streamlines its distribution: Transhipment centres speed handling of bar‐coded cartons

One of the problems of distribution for a variety store chain is the enormous range of merchandise which needs to be moved around from suppliers to stores. Woolworth, in conjunction with consultants Modern Materials Management, have solved the problem by setting up four Transhipment Centres. Each of these incorporates computer reading of labels to control a totally integrated materials handling and data processing system. RDM talked to MMM Director Geoffrey Butcher and Woolworth Distribution Executive Michael Pedler to find out how the system works.