Digitalization and innovation
- Contract logistics: DB Schenker’s new warehouse in Rudna in the Czech Republic ensures greater efficiency, quality and speed in the supply chain. With this new site, DB Schenker is combining customized logistics solutions with automation and the use of robots to transform warehouse operations. More than 100 autonomous mobile robots (AMR), seven packaging lines with 162 stations, a vertical order picker and an automatic sorting system are in use.
- Onboard courier service: DB Schenker has introduced a new standardized product for a growing market segment. Customers can now book an exclusive onboard courier (OBC) service, which enables fast and reliable express air transport to and from anywhere in the world. The new product is aimed at customers who require urgent courier service solutions for small and high-value consignments. With the introduction of this new air freight product, DB Schenker is expanding its growing portfolio of white glove service solutions.
- DB SCHENKER life+: DB Schenker is underlining its commitment to excellence and compliance in the pharmaceutical supply chain by certifying 157 stations to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards. The most important markets for global trade in medical goods in America, Europe and Asia are now covered by the DB SCHENKER life+ portfolio. This means that DB Schenker is now able to cover 80% of global healthcare trade flows in logistics and thus offers one of the largest GDP-compliant logistics networks in the world.