BridgePoint

The Company

Canada’s Largest Beer Company

The Challenge

Reduce overseas transportation costs

Methodology

Study using opportunity assessment techniques such as 5 Whys, CATWOE, Ishikawa Diagrams and PDCA, was carried out and the following were identified as the variables impacting protective services:

Weather trends across Western Europe through the Atlantic into Montreal

Regulatory compliance with liquor boards and Canada Border Services Agency

Infrastructure optimization- steamship lines, trucks, warehouses, containers and ports

Beer quality assurance, freezing points and temperature tolerance

Systems, logistics and documentation processes re-engineering

The variables showed cyclical interdependence and in collaboration with Labatt’s operations, logistics, risk management, regulatory affairs and quality control teams each one was broken down and the root causes identified and remedied.

Results

Annual Savings of $2MM

Reduced Carbon Footprint by over 600 tonnes of CO2 saving 1,200 mature trees annually