Computer: No jobs threat
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THE NEWS item on page 19 of your October 28 issue about the on-line computer load-planning scheme which Schweppes plan to start early next year at our Sidcup branch may have been misunderstood in one respect, and I should appreciate the opportunity to correct this through your columns.
The success of this experiment depends very largely on the help and co-operation of the Sidcup transport staff, which has so far been freely given. We do not want in any way to jeopardize this happy relationship by giving the impression that their efforts will result in the dismissal of some of their number through redundancy.
May I say, categorically, that the 10 per cent saving in the number of vehicles which we hope to achieve through using the computer does not mean that the size of our own fleet based at Sidcup is to be reduced. Owing to the fluctuations in trade that are a feature of our business, we normally expect to effect at least 10 per cent of our deliveries on hired transport, and at Sidcup, the proportion happens to be even larger. It is within this margin that the savings will have their effect.
F. R. L. WENTWORTH, Distribution Director, Schweppes Ltd.