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DB Schenker Logistics becomes a 3PL leader with Aptean

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Automotive Consumer Goods Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility Warehouse Automation
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	DB Schenker Logistics was looking to expand its third-party logistics (3PL) business and increase its ability to implement client requirements. The company wanted to build a robust model for on-boarding clients and develop a warehouse management system that would enable the transformation of the clients’ supply chain operations into increased performance. DB Schenker Logistics also wanted to improve synergies across clients and facilities by investing in new facilities that could be used for serving multiple clients with shared resources and systems. This posed a challenge in terms of integrating the clients’ ERP systems to secure data quality and avoid duplication of order entry and master data management work. Read More
About Customer	DB Schenker Logistics is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, the German railway company. It combines all transport and logistics activities of Deutsche Bahn, employing over 94,600 staff spread across 2,000 locations in about 130 countries with a revenue of 19.8 billion. The company offers customized logistics solutions for industry and trade, and has developed a comprehensive portfolio of individual solutions for Automotive, Consumer/Retail, Electronics, Industrial and Healthcare industries. The range of services includes all stages in the value chain, from procurement, production and distribution logistics to after-sales service. The core competence is the planning and execution of complex global supply chains. Read More
Solution	DB Schenker Logistics selected Aptean’s iWMS as the preferred warehouse management system for Region Europe North. iWMS is now implemented as the multi-client and multi-site production system across all of DB Schenker Logistics operations in Sweden, UK & Ireland. Over the years, sites and clients have been added or removed, integrations have changed, business processes been modified, and the software upgraded – all done using the very same system. Some client requirements have initially been addressed by developing customized code, but by agile joint development cooperation with Aptean, these have quickly been turned into standard features of the product. As warehouses, staff and equipment are regarded as shared resources, DB Schenker Logistics have full visibility of workload and capacity across the sites, allowing for better utilization and synergies across clients. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Consumer Goods

Healthcare & Hospitals

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Warehouse Automation

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

DB Schenker Logistics was looking to expand its third-party logistics (3PL) business and increase its ability to implement client requirements. The company wanted to build a robust model for on-boarding clients and develop a warehouse management system that would enable the transformation of the clients’ supply chain operations into increased performance. DB Schenker Logistics also wanted to improve synergies across clients and facilities by investing in new facilities that could be used for serving multiple clients with shared resources and systems. This posed a challenge in terms of integrating the clients’ ERP systems to secure data quality and avoid duplication of order entry and master data management work.

About Customer

DB Schenker Logistics is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, the German railway company. It combines all transport and logistics activities of Deutsche Bahn, employing over 94,600 staff spread across 2,000 locations in about 130 countries with a revenue of 19.8 billion. The company offers customized logistics solutions for industry and trade, and has developed a comprehensive portfolio of individual solutions for Automotive, Consumer/Retail, Electronics, Industrial and Healthcare industries. The range of services includes all stages in the value chain, from procurement, production and distribution logistics to after-sales service. The core competence is the planning and execution of complex global supply chains.

Solution

DB Schenker Logistics selected Aptean’s iWMS as the preferred warehouse management system for Region Europe North. iWMS is now implemented as the multi-client and multi-site production system across all of DB Schenker Logistics operations in Sweden, UK & Ireland. Over the years, sites and clients have been added or removed, integrations have changed, business processes been modified, and the software upgraded – all done using the very same system. Some client requirements have initially been addressed by developing customized code, but by agile joint development cooperation with Aptean, these have quickly been turned into standard features of the product. As warehouses, staff and equipment are regarded as shared resources, DB Schenker Logistics have full visibility of workload and capacity across the sites, allowing for better utilization and synergies across clients.

Impact #1	DB Schenker Logistics has become a strategic partner for its clients, helping them improve their supply chain operation in their home market.
Impact #2	The company has achieved better resource utilization and reduced operational costs.
Impact #3	Standardized process flows based on best practices for the targeted verticals have led to improved results for the clients and improved bottom line results for DB Schenker.

Impact #1

DB Schenker Logistics has become a strategic partner for its clients, helping them improve their supply chain operation in their home market.

Impact #2

The company has achieved better resource utilization and reduced operational costs.

Impact #3

Standardized process flows based on best practices for the targeted verticals have led to improved results for the clients and improved bottom line results for DB Schenker.

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DB Schenker Logistics becomes a 3PL leader with Aptean

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