New distribution center in Hong
Kong completes worldwide network for global player in the
high-tech industry
HONG KONG and GUETERSLOH,
Germany, March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvato SCM
Solutions has recently launched a new distribution center in
Hong Kong for a key global
high-tech client. With a logistics area of 100,000 square feet and
an office space of 4,500 square feet the site complements the
existing network of distribution centers in Louisville (Kentucky, US), Ontario (California, US) and Venlo (Netherlands) for this industry leader. The
entire network was designed and implemented within eighteen months
on three continents.
The new warehouse is also Arvato's second logistics site that
has opened in Hong Kong within
four years.
"By building this powerful network, we have set a benchmark
that is unparalleled in the industry. We operate all four sites
with the same standards, processes, interfaces, all running the
same IT setup based on a full end-to-end SAP solution," emphasizes
Raoul Kuetemeier, Head of
Asia at Arvato SCM Solutions. The
extensive logistics and fulfillment services that Arvato is
responsible for include inbound, storage including
temperature-controlled products, outbound, carrier management of
truck, sea and air freight transports, customs brokerage (IOR /
EOR) services and numerous value-added services such as
country-specific labeling, transformation, bundling, rework and
returns dispositioning. Arvato also manages break bulk shipments
for cross-border e-commerce. Raoul
Kuetemeier: "From our new site in Hong Kong we serve more than a dozen markets
in Asia and are close to the major
manufacturing hub in South
China."
For warehouse operations and the smooth flow of goods, the
distribution center is equipped with twelve dedicated loading
docks, 3,000 pallet locations in high racking, 500 shelve bins, 100
pallet locations in temperature-controlled storage and two
production lines, including heat shrink wrap capability. Four in-
and outbound gates are also RFID-enabled.
The implementation of this major high-tech customer is, however,
only a first step towards further growth. "Hong Kong as a freeport with highly efficient
import and export processes is ideal for global and regional
distribution centers with fast turnover," explains Andreas
Podwojewski, Senior Director of Hong
Kong at Arvato SCM Solutions. "That's why we have decided to
invest in additional space so that the site will become a
multi-user facility in 2019 for high-tech customers."
More about Arvato's internationalizing projects here:
https://arva.to/scm-internationalization
Contact:
Sonja Groß
Head of Marketing & Communications
Arvato SCM Solutions
Phone: +49-5241-80-41897
sonja.gross@arvato.com