WEEKLY PRODUCTION NEWSLETTER - W10
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Introduction
Hi all,
Ramadan is nearly going to start! 🌙
Almost 25% of our world population will start fasting this weekend.
We wish our colleagues a very happy Ramadan!
In this newsletter you can read tips for Non-Muslims during Ramadan, WMS2.0 live in Schiedam, our new receptionist Agnieszka, and much more!
Enjoy reading!
Key Performance Indicators of week 08
Boxcount 157.158 (-6943)
MPB 07.33 (-0.01)
Errors 1.03% (-0.07)
Boxcount 5.384 (-60)
MPB 4.69 (-0.14)
Errors. 0.78 (-0.02)
Boxcount 9873
MPB 2.05
*The numbers between the parenthesis () are comparisons with last box week.
**For MPB calculation splitted boxcount is used. Hours of sick leave and vacation, as well as hours of seniors on the shop floor and technical department hours are not taken into account
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Production updates
WMS 2.0 live in Schiedam🚀
Starting from Tuesday morning, WMS2.0 is now fully live in Schiedam, replacing FCMS and managing all warehouse processes: Inbound, Putaway, Outbound Picking, Inventory Management, and Cycle Count.
WMS 2.0 is the future Warehouse Management System that aims to replace WMSlite, FCMS, and any local products used for Warehouse Management. After Norway (Moss), BNL is the second market where it will be introduced.
The Schiedam go-live is the first complete FCMS deprecation in HelloFresh, bringing key optimizations:
Ability to receive against ASN’s
Faster inbounding – multiple SKUs from the same PO can now be processed in parallel, compared to one person per PO in FCMS - significantly reducing wait times
Inbound QC optimisation - best before date input with MLOR validation, check for pests and label confirmation, removing the need for manual verification and reducing inbound processing time
Optimized Putaway – System-driven putaway based on walk rank replaces the need to override unoptimized suggested locations from FCMS
Improved outbound order fulfilment - orders now appear in the system automatically via integration, this reduces the need to manually export from E2Open and import via FCMS splitsheets
Optimized outbound picks based on walkrank
New returns location to manage stock coming back from Bleiswijk production providing better visibility
Thanks to all the teams and people involved! Especially to Gijs and the Schiedam team for enabling a smooth go-live. The collaboration between the international and local teams has been great.
The coming months we will introduce WMS 2.0 to our Prismalaan DC in several phases. This will be the real challenge since operations are a lot more complex there. We will keep you posted on any major milestones!
High Risk SKU List
This boxweek (10) we went live with a new High (Error) Risk SKU List initiative to further push our errors, and time spent reworking kits / fixing issues, down!
The High (Error) Risk SKU List is a list of SKUs that is made on a weekly basis, consisting of SKUs that have a high internal and/or external error rate.
Below you can find a high level overview of the processes attached to this.
Note that we’re taking an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) approach to launching this, meaning that we think there is still a lot to improve around this process, but that we want to take an iterative approach, as we think it will already add value in its current form. So, please do let us know if you have any feedback or suggestions to how we can further improve, or expand on this!
Food & Quality and Health & Safety
Weekly GMP update🚀
Weekly GMP Summary - explained
you’ve probably spotted our weekly GMP summary in the newsletter or on the TV screens.
But what’s this GMP Walk about, and how do we get those scores? 🤔
Every boxweek, the FSQA team conducts a GMP Walk to assess our DC compliance with international and BRC standards.
We inspect all area’s to see how we’re doing on tidiness, personal and product hygiene, pest control and safety.
To keep things “fresh”, we switch up the day and time of our GMP walk, so we get a real and unbiased look at how things are going throughout the box week. The GMP score is therefore a “snapshot” and gives us insights into what’s going well and where we can improve. 📊✨
In this circle you can see when the GMP walk was conducted. Keep in mind that by the time you see the new weekly GMP Summary, most findings have already been resolved 🚀
Safety Tip - Evacuation 🚨
Last week, we had to evacuate multiple times as a precaution due to technical issues with the CO2 alarm. Each time, the DC was fully evacuated within minutes. Thank you to everyone for your cooperation during the evacuations!
The Head of BHV and H&S have evaluated the evacuations to see what went well and what could be improved. All areas for improvement will be included in an action plan and discussed with the BHV+ team and other relevant parties.
To keep the momentum going, we’ve decided to focus this month’s Safety Tip on the Evacuation Procedure and the dos and don’ts during an evacuation.
Check out the latest Safety Tip from Larry the Lime below about evacuations at the DC!
Ontruimen_02-2025_NL_ENG.pdfOffice Updates
Production menu WK10
Friday 28th:
Fries
Saturday 1st:
Mini potatoes with vegetables
Sunday 2nd:
Potato Salad
Monday 3rd:
Chicken vegetable tortillas
Tuesday 4th:
Spicy chicken sandwich
Last chance! GPTW survey!
On the 17th of February, our yearly Great Place to Work survey has launched.
You have received a personal link to fill in the survey. (If you cannot find the email, please check your spam inbox).
If you haven't done it yet, please fill it in this week. The survey only takes up around 10 minutes of your time.
Network maintenance Wednesday 5 March
On Wednesday 5 March, maintenance will be carried out on the network on Prismalaan.
During this maintenance, there will be no internet/wifi connection available for ±10 minutes.
We will perform the final checks at 12:00 and the interruption will take place at 12:10.
When: 5-3-2025 - 12:00 to 12:30
Impact: Internet Not/Limited available
If you have any questions, please let Stefan (stefan.vandeneeden@hellofresh.nl) know.
Ultimo tablet
As probably already spotted in the canteen, the Ultimo tablet has been removed. We did this to make place for tablets for Protime, which will be installed on March 10th.
Do you have a report for Facility & TD and you don't have your own HelloFresh account to use Ultimo? You can now make a report at our reception desk. Agnieszka (during office hours) and G-sec (during production hours) are happy to help you out!
Ramadan tips for Non-Muslims
ramadan 2025.pdf🚲Upcoming adjustment to bike parking🚲
On This Wednesday, we will be making changes to our current bike parking options. To the right of the bike storage, new brackets will be installed, allowing you to securely park your e-bike, fatbike, or scooter.
To carry out this work, a number of parking spaces will be cordoned off
Please note that after this adjustment, bikes may no longer be placed against the fences along the building 🚳.
Thank you for your cooperation!
NEW! Agnieszka
Hello everyone:)
My name is Agnieszka and I come from Poland. I have been in the Netherlands for 5 months. I am impressed by your country because I love the sea, the voice of seagulls, rivers, boats, hydrangeas, and people who are always smiling and you made such a positive impression on me.
I love dancing, and singing, although my music teacher at school said that all I had to do was speak because I didn't have to sing. After all, I didn't have a voice to sing:). I also love cooking but only when I have free time and my best dish is shrimp in any form.
I often rollerblade, and bike and I also love skiing, especially in my favorite Italian city Cortina. I approach life with the mottos: "...
seize the day, seize the moment..." and "... with a smile, you can get everything done
everywhere...".
I also travel a lot because I am interested in the culture of different countries and people, I recommend Iceland and Zanzibar.
Nothing is impossible in life, all you need is the will and you have to have a lot of dreams, I am 17, a year ago I was 25 so I am constantly "pressing".
In our company, I work at the reception desk. I already had experience with such a position because after my studies I worked as a director of a 4* hotel so I hope you will be happy with me. I am happy for this opportunity and I will give it my all because I either do something 100% or I do nothing!
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