P.PSH.1160 - Coles RROA digital value chain strategy development and digital officer
Coles’ Retail Ready Operations Australia (RROA) is building expertise and resources to enhance digital capability, specifically through the provision of advanced analytics of datasets, in order to gain new business insights.
| Project start date: | 12 January 2020 |
| Project end date: | 12 January 2020 |
| Publication date: | 12 July 2023 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grain-fed Cattle, Grass-fed Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Lamb |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
This project enabled Coles’ Retail Ready Operations Australia (RROA) to build internal capability that allowed the business to implement; pathogen reduction systems, operational efficiency and PowerBI dashboards, vision validation systems/barcode scanners and software solutions that resulted in faster fresher flow of product to stores.
Objectives
The overall objective of this work will be to develop a digital strategy and evaluate the feasibility and commercial options of data capture, management and analytics across the businesses.
Key findings
Pathogen reduction trials showed up to a 2-log reduction in pathogens which could extend shelf life by 1–3 days. Further investigation is underway.
Operational efficiency and PowerBI dashboards have been implemented providing real time data while updates to vision/barcode validation scanners has resulted in a 100% inspection rate. New software solutions have contributed to a reduction in shipping times to stores by one day, a specific project to implement this system is underway.
Benefits to industry
- Pathogen reduction could extend shelf life by 1–3 days.
- Operational efficiency and PowerBI dashboards have been implemented, providing real time data.
- Updates to vision/barcode validation scanners has resulted in a 100% inspection rate for product leaving the factory to minimise the application of wrong labels.
- New software solutions have contributed to a reduction in shipping times to stores by one day.
MLA action
Publish final report. When the Puradigm and Tillit projects are completed, MLA should conduct specific communications of the benefits of these technologies to industry.
Future research
The business will implement the open-source software solution to optimise time to store while the pathogen reduction trial is now a standalone project to report detailed benefits of this technology.
More information
| Project manager: | Garry McAlister |
| Contact email: | reports@mla.com.au |
