Sector Overview

Technology

Technology is a fast-paced industry characterized by constant innovation and short product cycles. Competitive markets are the norm, with ever-falling product prices requiring effective cost management. With change being the only constant, technologies are converging, sales and distribution channels shifting, and new markets opening up all the time. This is why Technology is one of the focus sectors for DPDHL.

consolidating shipments of flat screen TVs from Poland to Western Europe, or managing complete inbound to manufacturing supply chains.
As customer's needs change, we listen carefully in order to come up with proactive and new solutions. Logistics in the technology industry is all about getting valuable products into the hands of tech-hungry consumers and businesses, before they become technically or fashionably obsolete. Outsourcing to DHL gives you the supply chain flexibility you need to keep pace with this highly dynamic marketplace.

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Life Sciences & Healthcare

Faced with volatile economies, fluctuating market conditions, new product profiles, and changing demographics, the Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSHC) sector is accelerating its focus on driving supply chain transformation. It is looking for increased efficiency, trying to establish channels for growth in new and emerging markets, addressing global compliance requirements, and readily managing M&A integrations.

relationships. To meet the challenging market requirements of the LSHC sector today and in the future, DHL has invested in its global network over the last years and built over 100 GxP dedicated and multi-client warehouses, 32 clinical trials depots, 28 Air Freight Competence Centers and 4 European cross-docks. As a result, our network enables enterprise globalization and market entry. Our infrastructure has allowed our operating companies to develop customized service offerings for the LSHC sector in each of our product categories. Further investment will continue throughout the years to come. This is part of our sector approach for the LSHC industry.

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Energy

The energy industry comprises of all activities involved in extracting, processing and distributing natural resources to create energy. While it includes alternative energy sources, it is dominated by the production of petroleum and natural gas, and these capital projects tend to operate in harsh and challenging conditions, often in remote, difficult to access areas.

As a broad industry sector, energy is made up of a number of key subsectors, including upstream oil & gas, downstream oil & gas, energy mining, power & utilities and renewables. At DHL, we know about the sector and its trends and have therefore a global team of sector specialists who understand the needs and concerns of the energy industry and can offer smart and simple solutions. We work closely with customers to optimize their complex supply chains and manage logistics costs better, so our customers can focus on their core activities. DHL's safety strategy is anchored by a health, safety, security and environment (HSSE) vision of Target Zero, and we apply the same exacting HSSE and compliance standards as the energy industry itself.

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Automotive

The Automotive industry enters into a new era where people are seeking more freedom and mobility. The demand for mobility grows each year in emerging countries.

For this reason, DHL has established an automotive sector with expert teams, processes and value added services that are geared towards finding innovative ways to reduce costs and inefficiencies, while increasing supply chain quality and customer satisfaction.

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Engineering & Manufacturing

The larger industrial manufacturers have supply chains which depend on production parts, systems, and components being manufactured in one country or region and moved to another country/region for the next step in the production process. That means a more expensive and complex supply chain and a need for more sophisticated solutions and technology.