- Partnership will see DHL take over Nitto Denko’s logistics function in Japan
DHL Supply Chain, the global market leader for
contract logistics solutions, and Nitto Denko Corporation (Nitto), Japan’s
leading diversified materials manufacturer for a wide range of business fields
including electronics, automobiles and life science, have entered into a Lead Logistics
Provider (LLP) agreement in Japan. The five-year agreement
will see DHL take on the logistics function for Nitto that was
previously served by Nitto Logi-com Corporation, its logistics subsidiary.
Gavin Murdoch, President and Representative Director of DHL
Supply Chain Japan, said: “We are thrilled to be the LLP partner of Nitto, a global
leader in their field. They recognized our expertise in providing LLP solutions
to drive standardization and optimize cost — particularly in the Japanese
context, as they saw the success we have had with Konica Minolta in a very
similar agreement. We look forward to sharing the knowledge we have gleaned
from operating around the world, and delivering new value to Nitto.”
As the LLP provider for Nitto, DHL will be providing
inbound, storage,
outbound, value added services, and transport management services at the
logistics sites inside their eight business offices in Japan — in Miyagi,
Saitama, Aichi, Fukui, Shiga, Mie, Hiroshima and Ehime Prefectures. DHL will also
manage the operations of the just-in-time warehouses which serve Nitto’s
customers with a focus on automotive industry.
Through the LLP partnership, Nitto will
benefit from reduced costs through optimized warehouse
operations, enhanced transportation, restructured domestic distribution
networks, standardized work processes, and the establishment more effective
management methods.
The LLP service provided by DHL Supply
Chain introduces lean logistics processes to customers’ networks and delivers
value-added services such as the end-to-end planning and design of supply
chains. Other services include Key Performance Indicator (KPI)-based quality
management, cost management visualization, and work process standardization,
all of which help to manage change across entire supply chains, so customers
can more efficiently meet with evolving business demands.
DHL Supply Chain has a proven track record
in Japan of leveraging knowledge and expertise gained through its international
operations to meet customer requirements locally, which has allowed it to
expand and strengthen its business in the country. The company offers third
party logistics (3PL) solutions, allowing customers to fully outsource their
logistics management and operations. Solutions include warehouse management,
domestic transport, service parts logistics, packaging design and recycling,
all delivered through state-of-the-art IT solutions and project management
techniques.
Nitto Denko Corporation
Founded in 1918 and celebrating its
100th anniversary in 2018, Nitto is a diversified materials manufacturer that
offers over 13,500 products in over 70 business fields, including electronics,
automobiles and life science by adding various functions to sheets and films based
on its core technologies such as adhesion technology and coating technology.
Nitto aims to offer value to Green (environment), Clean (new energy) and Fine
(life science) markets.
DHL — The logistics company for the
world
DHL is the leading global brand in the
logistics industry. Our DHL family of divisions offer an unrivalled portfolio
of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery,
e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international express, road, air
and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With about 360,000
employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, DHL connects
people and businesses securely and reliably, enabling global trade flows. With
specialized solutions for growth markets and industries including technology,
life sciences and healthcare, energy, automotive and retail, a proven
commitment to corporate responsibility and an unrivalled presence in developing
markets, DHL is decisively positioned as “The logistics company for the world”.
DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group. The Group
generated revenues of more than 60 billion euros in 2017.
