Discussion Point: Sourcing in China – the supply chain challenges
Discussion Point: Sourcing in China – the supply chain challenges
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Read MoreUPS targets China
China has to be a great opportunity for UPS, which now controls all its own operations in China, in what has become a major growth engine.
Today, UPS is expanding its number of flights to China, building more infrastructure and creating a stronger brand presence, calling itself a “technology company with trucks.” Now, its business in Asia and China is leaping ahead.
Part of that China presence is because of the expansion of air services. UPS has, or is adding, new flights connecting Shanghai and the U.S. and is increasing its weekly flights to 18. It plans to establish an air hub in Shanghai in 2007. UPS serves the 23 largest Chinese markets, which account for 80% of China’s global trade.
UPS now has 33 large, wholly owned branch offices that serve more than 200 cities in China. The offices are staffed by UPS’s own employees, such as service providers and salespeople, and use the company’s own technology. In China, the company has 500 salespeople–whereas in the U.S., it has several thousand.
UPS also plans to expand its service to an additional 100 cities in China. To remain a top-tier logistics player in China, it will continue opening new branches, as well as 22 more offices to serve the new expansion cities. It is also building further connections between the ground and the air.
DHL launches new express service in Eastern China
On September 26, DHL launched a new express service in China, which is suitable for air express with over 70 kgs of weight and provides an economical solution for heavy shipments from eastern China to America.
It signals the express giant begins to take actions in China’s express freight market with its advantages in the fields of express and freight services.
Compared with other express services, the new service of DHL especially fits express of large amount of freights with less urgency. Through its worlwide network, DHL provides door-to-door delivery service by handling all export requirements with a bill.
Data from China’s Ministry of Commerce shows America has become the largest export market of China. Every year, large amount of finished or semi-finished products are exported to overseas markets, America in particular. Therefore, the new products of DHL will meet the demand of the growing market.
At present, the new service has covered 17 Chinese cities in eastern China like Shanghai and cities in Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces.
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