There were several items on the agenda for change in this process of
implementing the national recycling strategy and the second-generation
plastic tray at retail, logistics and the suppliers. Beginning with the focus
on retail, the efficiency of the total supply chain had improved so much
that Tesco was giving its attention to the cost of handling and displaying
product in the retail store and to finding ways of improving productivity
and so reducing cost by working more effectively. At that time it was