Galbani is the Italian leader in the milk and dairy products sector and one of the main actors in the pressed pork market. The Galbani group is currently made up of three independent operational societies, one of them called biG Logistics. This company has the task of managing the logistics activities of the whole group. The logistics system is organized in such a way as to guarantee an efficient synchronization of the internal production and distribution processes of the products, both for the Great Organized Distribution (GOD) and for the channel represented by the traditional retail shops. The distribution network of the company is organized on two levels: there are, between the production plants and the destination markets, a central warehouse and 11 distribution platforms. This solution allows the minimization of the transport times and of the storage times of the goods in the warehouses. As a result, it favours a rapid delivery of the products, strictly respecting the refrigeration chain (deliveries within 12 hours for national distribution and 24 to 36 hours for abroad). The daily products are dispatched directly by the production plants to the central warehouse, located in the area of Ospedaletto Lodigiano, considered a barycentral position with respect to the national markets of the Galbani group. The central warehouse serves, in turn, the second level platforms with the orders mixed according to their destination (see Figure 1.2). The platforms receive the entering flow of goods from the central warehouse and supply both the Distribution Centres of the GOD and the so called satellites. The satellites are small sized stores without stockpiles, with vans used for distribution to retailers. The van operates as a truly travelling store. There are 111 satellites distributed throughout the national territory, with a coverage radius on the provincial scale.