The first senior management meeting between Suning and Loscam since their corporation and the commencement of their palletised delivery project.
China's two largest retail enterprise and pallet pooling services have joined forces. Suning and Loscam have created a joint project to increase the use of pallet pooling and palletised delivery throughout the retail industry in China.
Suning Commerce was founded in 1990 in Nanjing and is among China's top three privately run enterprises. The company is the largest commercial retail business in the country and was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2004. In 2013, The World Brand Lab included Suning in the list of China's Top 500 Most Valuable Brands and the Ministry of Commerce has also recognised Suning's expertise and success as a leading e-commerce enterprise.
In August, a focus on efficiency and best business practice brought Loscam and Suning together to explore the benefits and opportunities of pallet pooling and palletised delivery across China's retail sector.
The first senior management meeting between the two companies was held on 20th August with a delegation led by Sirin Limpaitoon, Loscam President, Tai Chingnam, Executive Vice President of Greater China, Patrick Chan, Deputy General Manager of Loscam China and Ansen Gao, Deputy General Manager of Operations for Loscam China.
The meeting was held at Suning Commerce Group headquarters. Mr Hou Enlong, Suning COO, and Mr Zhang Haifeng, Director of the Director's Office of Storage and Operation Centre and other representatives from Suning also took part in the site visit and discussions.
Tai outlined Loscam's history and business operations and described Loscam's philosophies and expertise in standardised palletisation, pallet pooling and palletised delivery.
Suning has assigned a palletised delivery team to work closely with Loscam to develop the national palletised delivery cooperation project. The company has also started palletised deliveries between Suning's Nanjing Warehouse and Yihai Kerry under the Suning 818 Anniversary National Wide Promotion Campaign.
A Milestone of Five Million Pallets is Written
A custom-made 5 millionth pallet marked a milestone in the operations between Loscam and Suning. Loscam specially made the pallet to celebrate the working relationship between the two businesses.
“We believe this five millionth pallet is just a start,” said Tai Chingnam, Executive Vice President of Great China.
Recognition from Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
As part of the Shanghai Standardised Pallet Testing enterprise, the arrangement between Loscam and Suning has also been recognised by Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce. Ms Liu Min, Deputy Head of the organisation, visited Suning's warehouse in Shanghai to learn more about palletised delivery standardisation and the work being undertaken by Suning and Loscam.
Ms Min said she had high expectations for the Suning and Loscam pallet project. She believes the project can set important industry standards across the Yangtze River Delta regions and the rest of China, and contribute to the promotion of an efficient national logistics infrastructure.
A Milestone of Five Million Pallets