The Dutch company Van Gelder Groente & Fruit no longer has to worry about cash return receipts. Since the end of last year, they have been testing an automated and digitized cash handling system.
RTI Blockchain helps this fruit and vegetable supplier with a platform that provides real-time overviews of where all packaging is at both Van Gelder and the food service customers. Drivers use a mobile scanning app to scan the boxes as they load and unload them. This scanning application can be added to the RTI Blockchain platform.
Drivers do not always take the correct boxes
“In this new system, each crate in the pool has a unique barcode, which the drivers scan as they are loaded. If the driver scans a crate intended for another route, the system indicates that immediately. If too few crates are scanned for it. determined route, the driver sees it on the screen. They cannot make a mistake or the wrong number of boxes,” says Demis van Kouwen.
Once at the customer’s place, the boxes are scanned again. RTI Dashboard, a supplier/customer shared portal, notifies Van Gelder and the recipient immediately that the shipment has been delivered. The return boxes are also scanned and taken back.
Boxes have barcodes; pallets have RFID tags
“Our trucks also have track-and-trace systems. As soon as the vehicle moves, the customer receives a notification that it is on its way. We also want to start uploading images of the boxes to be delivered to the portal. For now, we use barcodes for the boxes, but we are already considering RFID tags for the pallet loads. We tested it a few years ago, but the reliability was at 90%. As soon as it reaches 100%, RTI Blockchain will implement the RFID system for our pallets.”
From three people processing the containers to a single real-time dashboard
There is another advantage besides the real-time overview of all cash balances and movements and time and cost savings in connection with losses. Van Gelder no longer needs three people for container handling.
“We’re not just saving on labor costs; it’s always been a struggle to find people for this not-so-glamorous job. We now only have a tour manager who leads the drivers and helps with questions or problems. We need more IT support. , but it doesn’t cost as much as three employees. It’s quite a big project, and to begin with it took a bit of restructuring. But it represents another big step forward for our company,” concludes Demis.
For more information:
Van Gelder Groente en Fruit
+31 (0)180 33 60 15
[email protected]
www.vangeldernederland.nl
