Dachser strengthens logistics R&D

Third party logistics services provider Dachser has set up a new central organization called Corporate Solutions, Research & Development to further develop industry-specific logistics solutions and bundle its research and development activities.    Third party logistics services provider Dachser has set up a new central organization — called Corporate Solutions, Research & Development — to further develop industry-specific logistics solutions and bundle its research and development activities. 
   Stefan Hohm has been appointed head of the new unit. He most recently led the Dachser Logistics Center in Hof, Germany.
   Dachser said responsibilities of the new unit include “new and continuing development of value-added services, which complement (upstream or downstream) transport and warehousing in the standardized Dachser groupage network.” 
  The goal is to develop dedicated and premium services for specific industries. In the United States, the new corporate unit is working specifically with “verticals,” such as automotive and industrial, to find solutions for those customers.
   “We strive to understand the complex logistics requirements of different industries down to the last detail, develop custom-tailored solutions, and implement them worldwide by way of our effective and efficient standardized networks,” Hohm said in a statement.
   Dachser has already established two industry-specific solutions in Europe: Dachser DIY-Logistics and Dachser Chem-Logistics, which handle about 6 million shipments annually, according to the 3PL. 
   “Ralf Meistes (DIY-Logistics) and Michael Kriegel (Chem-Logistics) will continue to head these two departments, which, however, will be assigned to Corporate Solutions, Research & Development,” the company said.