Contract Logistics (SCM)
DB Schenker positioned as a 2016 Leader in the 3rd Party Logistics Industry
The world's leading information technology research and advisory company, Gartner, Inc., recognizes DB Schenker as a Leader in the logistics industry. In the Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Global Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PL), Worldwide” report (by Greg Aimi, James Lisica, David Gonzalez, Courtney Rogerson), DB Schenker was positioned the highest for...
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Multiple Channels Are Making Supply Chains More Complex
The global consumer packaged goods (CPG) logistics market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.98% from 2016 to 2020, according to a Research and Markets study entitled Global CPG Logistics Market 2016-2020. For CPG logistics providers who are looking for and finding new ways of helping...
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DB Schenker Ranked Top 100 3PL Provider
DB Schenker today announced that it has been selected a Top 100 Third Party Logistics (3PL) Provider by the editors of Inbound Logistics (IL) magazine. Every year, leading third-party logistics providers submit their credentials hoping to match their solutions with readers’ business logistics needs. It remains an increasingly difficult task...
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DB Schenker Forges Ahead with Digitalizing Logistics Services
At the Enterprise Lab for Logistics and Digitalization, experts from DB Schenker and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML are working on the solutions of tomorrow. https://youtu.be/8O0D-v8ss0g Markus Sontheimer, CIO and Chief Digitalization Officer at Schenker AG, views the development of the DB Schenker Enterprise Lab for...
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New National Company in Myanmar
DB Schenker now has its own national subsidiary in Myanmar. Following decades of virtual isolation, the state in Southeast Asia, which has a population of more than 50 million, is rapidly developing into a sought-after production location. The Schenker Myanmar Company Limited will manage contract logistics business operations for customers in...
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“A Major Step Forward”
DB Schenker recently broke ground on a 42,000-square meter, state-of-the-art warehouse in China for automotive customers. General Manager Max Menzel talks about the benefits this facility offers, the joint venture behind it and his views on doing business in China during a period of decelerated growth. How do you rate...
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Adapting to Changing Consumer Demands with a Flexible Supply Chain
Keeping pace with rapidly changing customer demands, behaviors, and expectations has become a full-time job for most companies. No longer able to operate in a “business as usual” manner, organizations must respond and adapt to customer requirements or risk losing them to their nearest competitor. Driving the trend is a...
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Growth in Turkey
On the road in Istanbul: DB Schenker has been represented in Turkey for more than 20 years within the framework of a joint venture with the Arkas Group. DB Schenker’s network in the important market of Turkey is expanding. Just recently, a new logistics center went into operation in Manisa near...
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DB Schenker Implementing Next Generation E-Commerce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udr0OOxmPbc Robots and Automated Packaging revolutionize the way a leading 3PL manages online orders. DB Schenker has successfully implemented in its Arlandastad Logistics Center, near Stockholm, Sweden, the CarryPick automated online order fulfillment and returns handling solution. Operated for Lekmer.com, Scandinavia’s largest online toy retailers, the new system will strengthen...
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What effect will 3D Printing Have on Logistics an SCM?
The worldwide market for 3D printing grew at a compound annual growth rate of 35.2% to $4.1 billion (USD) in 2014, according to Wohlers Report 2015. The industry expanded by more than $1 billion with 49 manufacturers producing and selling industrial-grade 3D machines. If 3D printing is going to have...
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