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The new system, fully operative in the Barajas ISO

Posted by | Jul 22, 2008 | |

The new, automatic parcel sorting system installed by Correos in its Barajas International Sorting Office (ISO), in Madrid, is already fully operative. With this new technological equipment, the public postal entity reinforces and modernises its international parcel service, enabling it to offer new added-values and greater service quality to customers and the recipients of these international deliveries.
Correos has invested 1.2 million euros in this automatic sorting system, turnkey supplied and installed by Vanderlande Industries España S.A., the firm awarded the contract, who will also be responsible for the system’s maintenance for five years.
The commissioning of this automatic sorting equipment increases the operational capacity of this mail office in Barajas, and cuts the time necessary for managing parcel sorting, transport and distributions. Furthermore, it allows for all the information on each of the deliveries on their journey through the postal chain to be recorded.
Thanks to the automatic recording of the information, the public postal operator guarantees 100% traceability of mail. The parcel senders and recipients can know at what point in the postal circuit their mail is at each given moment, and any possible incidents in the delivery: attempts, notices, final delivery date and delivery recipient.
This initiative is in line with the postal company’s actions directed at modernising, automating and extending its logistics, distribution and customer-service centre network. All of this is designed to offer citizens and businesses more functional installations equipped with technological resources and guaranteeing the highest quality and most efficient and accessible postal service.

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WHU and DHL publish joint logistics study

Posted by | Jul 21, 2008 | |

WHU Otto-Beisheim School of Management and DHL Exel Supply Chain have published a joint logistics study entitled “Successful logistics: getting the relationship with logistic service providers right”.

The study provides an overall picture of outsourcing practices in trade and industry in Germany. At the same time, it provides recommendations for action with a special emphasis on the design of contracts from the point of view of contract awarders. More than 300 companies participated in a survey about their business relationships with their logistics partners.

Compelling reasons for conducting this study included the increasing complexity of cooperation between customers and service providers and the broadening scope of services provided.

Many contractors underestimate this factor and opt for contract models that are only superficially beneficial. On the other hand, if the remuneration structure is tailored individually to match the agreed partnership framework, it is possible to enormously increase the performance of the service providers and therefore the success of outsourcing. The study provides some practically relevant examples.

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Swift move for City Link

Posted by | Jul 21, 2008 | |

Parcel delivery company City Link has taken a 10 year sub-lease on a 42,125 sq ft warehouse at Silverstone Drive, Gallagher Business Park in Coventry from STP Group at a rent of GBP 212,731 a year. Jones Lang LaSalle & North Rae Sanders acted for STP Group. DTZ represented City Link.

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FedEx opens new operations centre in Spain

Posted by | Jul 21, 2008 | |

FedEx has opened a new operations centre in Valencia, southeast Spain, to serve 14 routes across the regions Murcia and Valencia.

“The new 1,677 sqm facility will shorten some delivery times by up to five hours”, said Ian Silverton, head of operations and legal representative for FedEx Spain.

FedEx offers collection and delivery services throughout Spain, with Madrid, Barcelona Valencia and the Basque Country offering the greatest potential for express services.

FedEx’s worldwide sales rose in the last quarter of the group’s financial year ending 31 May 2008 by 8 pct to USD 9.9billion. The company has 671 aircraft and 70,000 vehicles. It is investing heavily in the rapidly growing markets of India and China, focusing on improvements particularly in Delhi and northern India and on its 48-hour express service within China.

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DHL Express launches Saint Petersburg-Helsinki flight

Posted by | Jul 21, 2008 | |

DHL, the world leader in express and logistics, this week launched a regular cargo flight on the St. Petersburg-Helsinki-St. Petersburg route. The flight will operate 5 days per week, using an Antonov-26 aircraft with a capacity of 5 tons.

DHL’s aviation division has chosen this routing because it offers optimal transit times and reliable service for Russian customers, connecting directly with DHL’s international aviation network, which utilizes over 350 aircraft worldwide.

According to Adrian Marley, Country Manager DHL Russia, ‘The launch of this flight is yet another step to deepen our aviation capabilities in Russia. It demonstrates the successful growth trends of our company and will help us to further enhance the services that DHL provides to its customers in Russia and worldwide.’

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