Bonn-based contract logistics provider becomes exclusive partner of Iglo

Bonn-based contract logistics provider becomes exclusive partner of Iglo

The efficient design and management of supply chains involving a number of partners is of great importance in an economy based on the division of labor. The technical term for this is supply chain management – often abbreviated to SCM. One part of SCM is contract logistics – a business model based on contractual, long-term and extensive cooperation between goods manufacturers or traders and logistics service providers. This is exactly what the cooperation between DHL Supply Chain and Iglo is all about. This article is based on the unique List of the 200 largest logistics companies in Germany.

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Also responsible for Iglo deep-freeze central warehouse and plant warehouse in Reken

DHL Supply Chain is a business unit of Deutsche Post headquartered in Bonn and as such is the global market leader in contract logistics – this applies to Germany aswell: Deutsche Post is one of the largest companies in Germany. At the turn of the year 2020/2021, DHL Supply Chain will become the exclusive partner of Iglo, a food company specializing in frozen foods. The two parties have been working in partnership for a number of years, but the collaboration was not exclusive until now – this is now changing. With immediate effect, DHL Supply Chain will take over the complete operational handling of the central frozen food warehouse and the factory warehouse in Reken, Westphalia. DHL Supply Chain has been a distribution partner at the Iglo site in Mannheim for many years and was also a service provider in Reken in the past.

In the central frozen food warehouse, the Bonn contract logistics specialists will be responsible for goods handling and warehouse monitoring. They will also take care of care and maintenance, including ensuring a constant “operating temperature” of -25 degrees Celsius. In the plant warehouse, DHL Supply Chain ensures production by providing the best possible supply of all necessary raw materials, semi-finished and finished goods as part of warehouse management. The ongoing optimization of the logistics chain is part of the cooperation.
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