JCB European parts centre situated in Sarcelles in Paris France supplies VOR

replacement parts to a chain of European JCB dealers based in France, Germany,

Benelux, Spain, Italy, Austria and Eastern Europe.

There are a total of 37,000 different SKUs held in the European parts centre out of an

overall total of 168,000 live parts held at the World Parts Centre. This enables JCB to

hit their target VOR service level of over 95% parts availability to customers throughout

Europe. Parts range in size from small washers and screws to windscreens, pipes and

large wheels, buckets and booms.

3t manage JCB EPC’s total transportation requirement to provide a combination

of in-night and next-day deliveries throughout Europe ensuring minimum down time

of JCB machines.

3t provide a completely automated process. Over 200,000 deliveries a year are

managed through 3t’s global carrier manager system, offering automatic carrier

selection, shipment consolidation, carrier communication, full track and trace and

100% invoice audit.

The 3t operation is coordinated by an onsite administration team of 2 people who

as well as overseeing any day to day queries are also identifying ways to

improve ongoing transport costs.

So far 3t have implemented substantial savings for JCB and additional continuous

improvement programmes are underway. The 3t solution also enables JCB to better

understand their logistics costs and the impact on their bottom line of increasing

customer demand.

For more information contact our sales team on +44 (0) 1162 847 422

or email info@3t-europe.com

JCB European Parts Centre Transport Management Case Study

3t Logistics, Unit 7, Warrens Park Way, Enderby, Leicester LE19 4SA. Tel +44 (0) 1162 847 422 www.3t-europe.com

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