Siemens Healthineers, a medical technology company, and DHL Supply Chain have joined forces with a comprehensive service logistics agreement in the United States. An important focus area in the relationship will be the use of digital and robotics technologies that are designed to deliver continuous quality and cost improvements within the supply chain of Siemens Healthineers, enabling high levels of delivery performance and customer satisfaction.
The two companies will invest in a World Distribution Centre in Memphis, Tennessee, which will be operated by DHL Supply Chain. The Distribution Centre will incorporate DHL’s proprietary warehousing and inventory management system and technologies, such as automated storage and retrieval systems and augmented reality-assisted picking, to maximise efficiency and productivity. DHL’s MySupplyChain application and GPS tracking will be utilised for final mile delivery and will provide engineers with additional transparency, visibility and control over their orders and returns.
DHL Supply Chain and Siemens Healthineers have entered into a 10-year service agreement where Siemens Healthineers will occupy approximately 260,000 sq ft of a 422,000 sq ft facility that DHL has purchased. This brand-new site was the first distribution facility built in Memphis since 2007 and will employ approximately 105 associates.
“DHL Supply Chain is bringing more than 20 years of experience in healthcare logistics, company-wide culture of continuous improvement, and a broad suite of end-to-end, digitally-enabled supply chain solutions to this relationship with Siemens Healthineers,” said Scott Allison, Chief Customer Officer, Global Service Logistics, DHL Supply Chain.
Source: DHL
