DHL Supply Chain has today launched its latest white paper highlighting the untapped power of data-driven insight for the supply chain. The white paper, titled 'The predictive enterprise: Where data science meets supply chain’, reveals that most companies are sitting upon a goldmine of un-utilised supply chain data that has the ability to give organisations a competitive edge. Data mining, pattern recognition, business analytics, business intelligence, and other tools are coalescing into an … [Read more...] about DHL Supply Chain launches data science white paper
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DHL eCommerce launches new services in Thailand
DHL eCommerce, a division of global logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL Group, has expanded its operations into Thailand and is offering end-to-end domestic delivery service for Thai e-commerce merchants. With its new service, DHL eCommerce is offering a range of unique service options that caters to Thailand's burgeoning e-commerce market. "Thailand, with its tremendous growth potential, fast e-commerce adoption and high smartphone penetration rates, has been identified as the first … [Read more...] about DHL eCommerce launches new services in Thailand
Changi stable in 2015, invests in niche cargo segments
While passenger traffic and aircraft movements set new records at Singapore Changi Airport, ‘stability’ was the word of the year for airfreight movements which held steady at 1.85 million tonnes for 2015. While Changi Airport’s total cargo throughput was little changed from a year earlier, there were pockets of growth in niche cargo segments and investment in new cargo infrastructure is expected to drive further growth in some of these niche sectors. For instance, there was strong … [Read more...] about Changi stable in 2015, invests in niche cargo segments
100th TAPA certified facility in Asia Pacific for DHL Express
DHL Express has recorded a new milestone after the company's North Operating Center in Beijing became the 100th facility within the DHL Express network in Asia Pacific to be awarded the prestigious TAPA 'FSR' security certification. It is also the company's 22nd facility in China to be TAPA 'A' certified. The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) Asia recognised DHL Express for having the most Freight Security Requirement (FSR) sites in Asia Pacific. The internationally-recognised … [Read more...] about 100th TAPA certified facility in Asia Pacific for DHL Express
Amazon set to take control of French delivery company
Amazon has yet again quietly moved to ramp up its steps into the transportation realm, this time in France where it is expected to shortly acquire a 75 per cent stake in the French package-delivery company Colis Privé, that it doesn’t already own. The Seattle Times reported that the e-commerce giant is planning to close out the acquisition of Colis Privé in the coming months and follows an earlier report by French newspaper Le Figaro which quoted an unidentified Amazon spokesperson who said … [Read more...] about Amazon set to take control of French delivery company
DHL to pay $53m to settle price-fixing suit
DHL Express (USA) has agreed to pay US$53 million to resolve an antitrust class action accusing the express company and others of participating in an international price-fixing scheme, according to documents filed this week in New York federal court. If approved, the settlement would allow DHL to exit the long-running litigation filed in 2008. As part of the deal, DHL has agreed to aid the plaintiff’s claims against the lone remaining defendant, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Inc., although a … [Read more...] about DHL to pay $53m to settle price-fixing suit
