Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Klaus Zumwinkel is "strategist of the year"

Posted by | Sep 22, 2006 | |

The Financial Times Deutschland has named Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel, Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Post World Net, as the “strategist of the year.” He was recognized for implementing a ground-breaking and sustainable corporate strategy in the category for companies with annual sales of more than 15 billion euro. The selection was not based on the decision of a jury. Instead, it was determined through the evaluation and weighting of objective data about the Group’s development by the scientists of the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. The award, being presented this year for the third time, was established by the Financial Times Deutschland, the WHU (Vallendar/Koblenz) and the Bain & Company consulting firm.

The decision was based on an analysis of company data for the fiscal years of 2003-2005. Besides the overall performance of the company and chairman, key factors in the ranking were sales growth, employee development, return on equity and total shareholder return less equity costs. Ninety-eight listed German companies with sales of more than ?1 billion and free-floating shares of at least 2 percent were ranked.

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FedEx reports strong revenue and earnings growth. Operating margin continues to improve

Posted by | Sep 21, 2006 | |

FedEx Corporation reported earnings of USD1.53 per diluted share for the first quarter ended August 31, compared to USD1.10 per diluted share a year ago. Last year’s first quarter included a one-time, noncash charge of USD79 million to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases, primarily at FedEx Express. Excluding this charge, earnings in last year’s first quarter would have been USD1.25 per diluted share.

FedEx Corp. reported the following consolidated results for the first quarter:
Revenue of USD8.54 billion, up 11% from USD7.71 billion the previous year
Operating income of USD784 million, up 34% from USD584 million a year ago
Operating margin of 9.2%, up from last year’s 7.6%
Net income of USD475 million, up 40% from USD339 million the previous year

Last year’s first quarter operating margin would have been 8.5% excluding the one-time charge.

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DHL opens new european distribution center in Czech Republic for LEGO(R) Group

Posted by | Sep 21, 2006 | |

The LEGO Group, one of the largest toy manufacturers in the world and DHL Exel Supply Chain have opened this week a new European distribution center (DC) in Jirny near Prague. Based on a five-year contract the LEGO Group has outsourced all the logistics activities at the new DC to DHL Exel Supply Chain. As of 2007, every LEGO brick destined for Europe, Asia, Africa and South America will have passed through the Czech Republic.

DHL Exel Supply Chain’s warehouse in Jirny, located 10km outside Prague, occupies a total of 60,000 square metres and is the LEGO Group’s largest DC in Europe. The facility’s operations include standard logistics activities such as inbound and outbound logistics operations and storage, as well as value-added services.

The stock from LEGO Group’s five current distribution facilities in Europe will gradually be transferred to the new Jirny DC, and some 600 jobs will be created as a result.

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UPS leading experienced team in bid for DTCI contract

Posted by | Sep 21, 2006 | |

UPS has assembled a team of 18 transportation, logistics and IT companies with extensive expertise to bid on the Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative (DTCI), a major program by the Department of Defense (DoD) to improve visibility, predictability, reliability and efficiency by streamlining the movement of material within the United States.

Team UPS was created to ensure that the DoD and U.S.Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) obtain not only superior technology and extensive DoD experience, but also global expertise in transportation, logistics and supply chain management.

The team is led by UPS Supply Chain Solutions, a global third-party logistics provider with solid transportation network management expertise. Team UPS currently provides a significant amount of transportation services for the DoD. UPS chose Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), known for its defense logistics, security and technology integration systems, as the primary subcontractor.

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NHS delivery force on strike

Posted by | Sep 21, 2006 | |

Hundreds of NHS workers will stage the biggest strike in the health service for almost 20 years today, in a bitter row over privatisation.
Workers at NHS Logistics, who deliver goods ranging from bedpans to food to hospitals and GP surgeries across England, will walk out at 10pm for 24 hours in protest at being transferred to German-owned delivery giant DHL.
They will stage a second 24 hour stoppage on September 26 to coincide with a debate on the health service at next week’s Labour party conference.
The workers voted last week to take industrial action after the Government confirmed the transfer of their jobs to DHL in a 10-year contract which Unison said was worth GBP3.7 billion.
Karen Jennings, the union’s head of health, said: “Our members have worked hard to build NHS Logistics into an award-winning service and don’t deserve to be treated in this way. There is simply no logical explanation for this transfer.”

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