Public Funding for Argos Limited

To innovate an optimal assortment multi-echelon inventory plan which adjusts for store space and stock budget constraints which will increase customer satisfaction.

This project considers issues relating to innovation in design freedoms in additive manufacturing/3D printing bringing together three partners, all leaders in their fields, to consider the aspects of design, AM production and market in a field chosen for its potential adoption of project outputs. The intention is to unlock issues relating to hardware production through the development of 3D design and hardware.

The project is a collaboration between CNG Services, Gasrec, DHL Supply Chain, Argos Transportation and Eddie Stobart which will provide a publically accessible natural gas refueling station at Magna Park, Lutterworth by 2015. In addition, the development of an interim fueling station for use during the project will allow the Partners to assess the potential benefits to the UK haulage industry in terms of cost reductions and reduced carbon dioxide emissions. The project will provide greater capacity to the developing UK network for natural gas use reducing barriers to entry for new entrants to the market