Abstract
Tesco is one of the most important grocery and general merchandising retail chains in the world, and the largest British retailer. It was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen in East London. The company had a turnover of 59.4 billion for 2009. During the three last decades, the group has increased its influence and improved its services, and the company has overtaken Sainsbury.
In this report we will explain the different changes that have taken place within Tesco's supply chain system. To improve its performance and service level as well as the whole operation system.
In the first pat, we will explain Tesco's stock replenishment policy and see why it has been necessary to correct it and adopt a SRS triggered by customers. We will then introduce the requirements needed to efficiently run store replenishment. In the third part, we will define the lean management and compare the new Tesco principles with the definition given. In the last part, we will discuss the rationale behind the Distribution network that Tesco operates within the U. K.
