Map where bottles are located
Count clean empties, dirty returns, full stock, route inventory, customer-held bottles, inspection holds and rejected bottles. A fleet shortage may come from route delay rather than production.
- At plant
- On trucks
- At customers
- In return and inspection
- Rejected or lost
Estimate the basic fleet
Basic fleet begins with average bottles delivered per day multiplied by the average return cycle. Adjust for seasonal peaks before adding replacement and safety stock.
- Average daily deliveries
- Return cycle in days
- Peak factor
- Route variation
- Customer retention
Add loss replacement and safety stock
Bottle loss, damage and delayed returns require replacements. Safety stock protects against normal variation, but excessive stock increases capital and storage.
- Loss rate
- Damage rate
- Replacement timing
- Safety stock percentage
- Storage capacity
Connect fleet data to the line
Production schedules should use the number of qualified empty bottles available, not only machine capacity. Link route returns, washing capacity, full-bottle storage and delivery loading.
- Qualified empties
- Wash queue
- Daily production plan
- Full stock target
- Route dispatch
Information needed for a quote
Send the bottle and cap basis, required BPH, bottle path, factory and utility information, destination and any module or support requirement. Unknown items can remain marked “to be confirmed.”
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