E-commerce is more than just the
buzzword of our time.
It is reshaping the world of
logistics and forcing logistics
providers to step up, says Detlev
Duve, managing director of Dachser
South Africa.
“E-commerce entrepreneurs
require a logistics
partner that
understands this
new dimension of
logistics and can
provide end-toend
services.”
From the
moment an
online order
is placed to
the moment
it is picked, packed and shipped,
every step in the process must be
handled efficiently, consistently, and
cost-effectively. “Evolved logistics
partners provide solid warehousing
infrastructure and value-added
services that enable e-commerce
businesses to outsource this entire
process,” says Duve.
He believes value-added services
are essential to end-to-end
fulfilment services. “Value-added
services include the quality control
of goods at the time of pickup at
the supplier’s warehouse, product
finishing tasks, sleeving (foliation)
or re-packaging into new cartons.
Evolved logistics companies can
perform all necessary tasks,” he says.
It is with all this in mind that
Dachser South
Africa has
looked at its own
systems, taking
into account how
e-commerce is
driving changes
in customer
needs and in the
industry.
Says Duve:
“We’ve taken our
full logistics centre up a notch. As a
logistics partner, we can effectively
use our warehousing capacity to the
fullest through flexible consolidation
of multiple customers’ goods in
our multi-user warehouses. With a
customised warehouse and process
design that takes picking techniques
and disbursement strategies into
consideration, we create maximum
profitability for each of our
partners.”
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Logistics partner employees
act as a local extension of
your business.
– Detlev Duve
