Transportation Management
Moving products from manufacturing plants to warehouses, between international, national, and regional facilities and to distributors, can represent more than half of your total logistics costs. Add international sourcing and final distribution to store or end customer, and those costs can rocket even higher. Transportation management solutions give you the resources and visibility you need, at a cost you can manage.
Whether we're managing your carriers, creating a dedicated fleet or a mix of the two, we deliver high levels of service, reliability and control over your product movement to your customers.
DHL Global Forwarding transportation management solutions are built from the following core services:
- Supplier collections
- Linehaul and trunking
- Store delivery
- Reverse logistics
- Track-and-trace/Electronic Data Interface (EDI) visibility solutions
- Cross-docking and merge-in-transit
- Home delivery (integrated with e-fulfillment warehousing services
- Managed transport services
- Air, ocean, rail and road freight forwarding services
- Express parcel delivery services
- Supply chain consultancy, including logistics network strategy and transport modeling
- Carrier management
- Control Tower services
Global Coverage
DHL Global Forwarding is the world’s number one contract logistics provider. We have a major presence in all regions of the world.
- International expertise across industry sectors
- A commitment to deliver consistently excellent operations in every geography
- Common processes for project management and continuous improvement
Value Added Services
DHL Global Forwarding warehousing solutions are not just about holding stock. We also provide a range of value added services including co-packing, customization, and pre-retail activities to name just a few.
Supply Chain Solutions
From planning, sourcing, production, storage, configuration and delivery to after-sales, our customers can rely on us to provide robust solutions that work for any industry, in any environment, no matter how demanding.
Our Approach
Before proposing a solution, our approach is to understand your underlying business issues and needs.
By working closely with you across all disciplines, we jointly design a holistic supply chain solution that creates real value for your business. Through our DePICT project management methodology, we then ensure that the design is implemented on time and to budget, and becomes an operational reality. Process improvement is a constant at DHL, because the changing business environment means that there is no such thing as a one-time solution.
