Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Managing Domestic Logistics for Siemens Home and Office Devices in China

Posted by | Jun 13, 2007 | |

Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices (Shanghai) Ltd., a wholly owned operating company of Siemens Ltd. China, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel China a contract to provide domestic warehousing and distribution services for its full range of Gigaset products, including cordless phones, home media devices and broadband products.

In the scope of the new agreement, Kuehne + Nagel is providing a comprehensive range of logistics services, including inbound receipt, storage, pick and pack operations, as well as distribution to Siemens’ customers across China.

As part of its value-added offer, Kuehne + Nagel has set up a spare parts & repair centre and installed a high security area at its 10,500 sqm multi-user facility in Shanghai. In addition, the application of state-of-the-art warehouse management systems, such as radio frequency-based barcode scanning technology, enables the seamless availability of information down to the item level along Siemens’ supply chain.

“We require a logistics provider who can meet our high demand for operational flexibility, reliability and cost-effectiveness, particularly so with our ambitious expansion plan in China. Kuehne + Nagel have demonstrated its capabilities with the ideal combination of logistics excellence and local market knowledge,” commented Johann Goettler, Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Home and Office Devices (China) Ltd.

“We are delighted to be supporting Siemens as its preferred logistics partner. Our globally integrated and technology-driven solutions are highly scalable, allowing for efficient customization of services to meet the changing requirements of Siemens as it continually expands its business in China,” said Andy Weber, Managing Director of Kuehne & Nagel (Asia Pacific) Management Ltd.

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Spain's Seur to invest EUR 270 million by 2010

Posted by | Jun 13, 2007 | |

Seur, partly owned by France’s GeoPost (La Poste), is to invest EUR 270 million in new technology and a new corporate image over the next three years.

President Manuel Valle told the Cinco Días business newspaper in Spain that the company’s vehicles, franchises, uniforms would be given a brand new look; over EUR 70 million would be invested in IT systems and another EUR 50 million improving mail technology.

Seur would grow by about 10 pct this year, said Valle, having had a strong first four months of the year (EUR 200 million of revenues from January to end April). “The image we want to create is one that is modern and trustworthy. And technology is one of the pillars of our business,” he is quoted as saying by the newspaper.

Seur has 85 franchises in Spain and 300 other sales points.

Earlier this year, GeoPost, La Poste’s international express subsidiary, raised its stake in Spain’s Seur group to almost 20 pct through their joint venture, Seur-GeoPost, buying Seur’s Santander franchise. It owns 60 pct of the joint venture.

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U.S. Catalogers plagued by the rising postage costs

Posted by | Jun 13, 2007 | |

With the increase in postage rates in effect for nearly a month, some businesses are feeling the heat more than others. While many companies that mainly use catalogs as marketing are being scorched by the new restrictions and costs, companies who use postcards haven’t been affected enough to feel singed. Indeed, all postage prices went up, including the inexpensive postcard that went up from USD 0.24 to USD 0.26 per card. The postcard, however, isn’t nearly as affected due to the weight and size of a postcard being consistent, whereas catalogs are of varying weights and sizes.

Several big catalog companies—including J.C. Penney, Spiegel and Brighton—have for some time mailed out postcard campaigns in order to get prospects to call them or visit their website. Once a prospect is interested and requests a catalog, one is sent. This is a more cost effective way for businesses as each postcard costs less USD 0.35 to design, print, address, etc. A catalog can cost up to USD 2. Then when is comes to sending the promotion to the prospect, a postcard costs a flat rate, as opposed to a catalog that has to be weighed prior to being stamped.

Postcards were found to have the highest read rates of all direct mail media, compared to other media such as letters, flyers and magazines. Considering consumers are hit with over 3,000 advertising messages on a daily basis, having the highest-read-rate percentage speaks for itself.

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Czech Republic : DHL opens new warehouse near Mladá Boleslav

Posted by | Jun 13, 2007 | |

DHL Exel Supply Chain has opened a new warehouse in Neprevázka in the industrial zone near Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic. The new cross-docking center will cater to the company’s Automotive sector with 13,000 m² of space and 130 newly created jobs.

This new site will service 500 suppliers and coordinate transport to Germany, Belgium, France, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia on a daily basis.

The warehouse includes all the latest technology to operate thirteen gates for unloading and three ramps for back unloading. 180 trucks will operate from this site every day and supply customers in a number of European countries while 50 of the vehicles will service the Czech Republic daily.

DHL Exel Supply Chain’s customers include some of the largest vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers such as VW, Škoda, Audi, SEAT, Renault, Dacia and Faurecia.

DHL Exel Supply Chain’s Automotive sector specializes in logistics services to the car industry. DHL’s extensive network includes a collecting service for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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UPS Store owners are angry – Franchisees file a complaint, saying the business model keeps them in the red

Posted by | Jun 13, 2007 | |

More than 200 owners of UPS Stores across the country have filed a complaint against UPS and its franchiser, Mail Boxes Etc.

The franchise owners said in a filing in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that they haven’t been able to make money because UPS undermined them by using the branded stores as drop-off points for prepaid packages and forcing the owners to focus on providing document and printing services.

“For a large group of us, it has been very difficult to make this work,” said Larry Bowdoin, the Alabama-based president of the Brown Shield Association, a group of UPS Store franchise owners. “Who would’ve thought that UPS would’ve created this franchise and wanted to see it do anything except succeed?”

The complaint, filed in April, claims the business model of the UPS Stores has been disastrous to franchisees’ bottom lines.

UPS bought Mail Boxes Etc. in 2001, and many franchises converted to UPS Stores about two years later.

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