OBI, one of the leading retailers for home improvement in Poland, and Kuehne + Nagel have entered into a two year warehousing and distribution contract.
Since 2007, Kuehne + Nagel has managed the import seafreight shipments for the Polish OBI stores. According to the new contract, Kuehne + Nagel will also take over warehousing and distribution to all OBI stores in Poland. This includes the handling of import containers from Asia and Europe as well as shipments from local suppliers. Data exchange with the suppliers is processed via the OBI supplier integration platform. The hub operation is managed in a facility located at the intersection of A1 and S8 in Piotrkow Trybunalski, some 130 kilometres south of Warsaw.
In order to provide transparent and reliable distribution services to over 40 OBI stores across Poland, Kuehne + Nagel has developed a booking application which allows all OBI stores to view the central stock in order to avoid shortages. Value-added-services such as labelling and crossdocking pallets for some suppliers complement the service portfolio.
The project was implemented within three months following Kuehne + Nagel's proven CTI (Customer Transition & Integration) methodology. |
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Source: transportweekly
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