DHL Supply Chain plans to invest another EUR140 million in South East Asia by 2015.
Most will go toward new facilities, IT, transportation needs, staff numbers and training.
“We plan to double our size in the next two to three years. We’re already off to a strong start - by the end of 2013, we will have opened seven best-in-class multi-user facilities across strategic locations in South East Asia,” said Oscar de Bok, chief executive DHL Supply Chain for South and Southeast Asia.
The seven new facilities target growth in specific industries. Earlier this year, DHL launched a 17,000 square metre built-to-suit warehouse in Cimanggis, Indonesia, tailored for customers in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries.
The company will also launch a new facility at Bangna, Thailand this year, to support the retail, fashion and consumer sectors, and a new built-to-suit facility in Bac Ninh, Vietnam for the retail, consumer and technology sectors. Developments are also under way for new facilities in Singapore and parts of Malaysia.
By 2015, the company will substantially increase its transport fleet, both owned and managed. The company also plans to grow its staff strength by some 65 per cent to approximately 25,000 people and add more than 50 per cent warehouse capacity till it operates around 1,400,000 sqm across the region.
Southeast Asia, with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of US$1.9 trillion has seen a rising expansion of the middle class. By 2015, it is estimated some 145 million people in South East Asia will be considered middle class, up from 95 million in 2010. The region’s consistent economic growth has seen many businesses look to the region not only as a source of manufacturing and production, but increasingly as a key market for domestic consumption.
For DHL these trends have resulted in an increased need for broader solutions such as integrated warehousing, distribution, and transportation.
“As businesses grow and enlarge their distribution footprint, their supply chain operations become more complex. This is where DHL can lend its global expertise and local experience - by fully managing our customers’ logistics, we enable them to focus on their core business,” said de Bok.
“We have an established track record across key industries - consumer, technology, retail and automotive sectors. With an established business in the life sciences and healthcare industry in Singapore and around the world, we’re also looking to grow this sector in tandem with the growth in the region.”
DHL spotlights Asia expansion
AirCargo Archive Stories #224
Monday, 01 July 2013
DHL Supply Chain plans to invest another EUR140 million in South East Asia by 2015.
Most will go toward new facilities, IT, transportation needs, staff numbers and training.
“We plan to double our size in the next two to three years. We’re already off to a strong start - by the end of 2013, we will have opened seven best-in-class multi-user facilities across strategic locations in South East Asia,” said Oscar de Bok, chief executive DHL Supply Chain for South and Southeast Asia.
The seven new facilities target growth in specific industries. Earlier this year, DHL launched a 17,000 square metre built-to-suit warehouse in Cimanggis, Indonesia, tailored for customers in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries.
The company will also launch a new facility at Bangna, Thailand this year, to support the retail, fashion and consumer sectors, and a new built-to-suit facility in Bac Ninh, Vietnam for the retail, consumer and technology sectors. Developments are also under way for new facilities in Singapore and parts of Malaysia.
By 2015, the company will substantially increase its transport fleet, both owned and managed. The company also plans to grow its staff strength by some 65 per cent to approximately 25,000 people and add more than 50 per cent warehouse capacity till it operates around 1,400,000 sqm across the region.
Southeast Asia, with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of US$1.9 trillion has seen a rising expansion of the middle class. By 2015, it is estimated some 145 million people in South East Asia will be considered middle class, up from 95 million in 2010. The region’s consistent economic growth has seen many businesses look to the region not only as a source of manufacturing and production, but increasingly as a key market for domestic consumption.
For DHL these trends have resulted in an increased need for broader solutions such as integrated warehousing, distribution, and transportation.
“As businesses grow and enlarge their distribution footprint, their supply chain operations become more complex. This is where DHL can lend its global expertise and local experience - by fully managing our customers’ logistics, we enable them to focus on their core business,” said de Bok.
“We have an established track record across key industries - consumer, technology, retail and automotive sectors. With an established business in the life sciences and healthcare industry in Singapore and around the world, we’re also looking to grow this sector in tandem with the growth in the region.”
