Business

Fitness for the advanced performer

[Jean-Claude van Damme has been performing his epic splits in martial arts movies countless times, but here you can see the same feat at an entirely different venue

26. September 2017 / Reading time: ~ 0 Min.
Business

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto

[Medical technology is an industry where impeccable precision is a matter of life or death. When picking products in a medical technology warehouse in South Haven (MS), DHL Supply Chain is piloting the use of a collaborative autonomous robot solution.

22. September 2017 / Reading time: ~ 1 Min.
Trends

Sharing: a lesson for more than just kindergarten

["Sharing instead of owning" is not some flash-in-the-pan trend. As a new business model, it offers many opportunities, especially for logistics. DHL has just released a report on this evolving revolution underway.

31. August 2017 / Reading time: ~ 1 Min.
Trends

Room for Improvement

[Results of the Freight Connections survey on the use of digital freight exchanges.

29. August 2017 / Reading time: ~ 0 Min.
Sustainability

Zero emissions in practice

[Logistics with zero emissions is an ambitious goal. But how is that zero calculated? Standards are required. Homogeneous measurement methods across all modes of transport are important. If these are missing, progress can be hindered.

22. August 2017 / Reading time: ~ 1 Min.
Trends

Freight volume at all-time high

[In the second quarter of 2017, the TimoCom transport barometer recorded not merely peak values but in fact the highest freight volumes since statistics began.

17. August 2017 / Reading time: ~ 1 Min.
Trends

Pilfering is on the rise

[The damage of cargo thefts often far exceeds the actual value of the goods – because they threaten delays in the supply chains.

15. August 2017 / Reading time: ~ 1 Min.
Business

Saving resources inspires

[A body with low air resistance is a real plus when it comes to saving fuel. DHL Freight demonstrates that truck attachments also do well in the wind and can improve the environmental performance of trucks.

10. August 2017 / Reading time: ~ 1 Min.
Sustainability

E means effective

[In addition to passenger transport, the introduction of electric mobility to freight transport is also essential. This will enable goods transport to join the environmentally friendly movement. Positive examples show that the industry is on the right track.

3. August 2017 / Reading time: ~ 2 Min.