We are able to comprehend the rationale for the use of alternative transport and logistics resources adopted by DHL and its applications to fulfill the needs of each unique client.
DHL's scope of services, operations and resources will be covered during which not only will DHL's business process be discussed, we will also cover on how DHL answers to the environment.
2.1 Investigation of DHL Activities .
Air freight logistics has become an important factor in supply chain management, keeping up the pace with the changing world market, and ensuring costly backlogs or shortages are kept to a minimum. DHL Global Forwarding carrying 12% of the air freight worldwide market, the air freight operations are managed through DHL private network that including 7,000 specialists in 600 offices from over 150 countries. DHL owns exclusive airplanes (air bus A300, Boeing 757 mainly). .
The core air center is in Brussels, Belgium. All air freight services are time-defined, and by working together with carefully selected preferred carriers. However, although DHL has exclusive airplanes, but sometimes these airplanes won't be arranged to delivery DHL goods or mails.
DHL rail europe offers a fast, reliable and environmentally friendly rail network to deliver all major European business centers. DHL Freight sets a Competence Centre in Sweden and terminals in Europe, it makes sure that the shipment could be delivered to wherever it needs to be on right time. DHL RAILEUROPE means flexibility and safety in a sense, DHL's network provides high quality integrated service with terminal services, transport and IT solutions. All types of rail equipment is available, quality control system guarantee the top-level service from pickup to delivery and it will also ensure the environmental impact and try to minimize it as possible as it can (source: DHL road and rail service).
Unique group of items such as liquid, wood and lethal substances are not being included in the service of delivery.
