DHL Logistics
DHL Global Forwarding & DHL Exel Supply Chain
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Xetra:  DPW (Deutsche Post World Net)
www.dhl.com

In the U.S.                                                                  
DHL Global Forwarding                               Exel Americas
Plantation, FL                                                  Westerville, OH
Hans Toggweiler, President & CEO               Bill Meahl, CEO
954-888-7000                                                  614-865-8500
www.us.danzas.com                                      www.exel.com

3PL Turnover:

$4.7b Americas ($38b Global)                          Parent:  $93b (DPWN)

Service Area:

Tier 1 – Global Supply Chain Manager (Service to over 99% of World GDP)

3PL Assets:

164,000 employees
1,400 warehouses
8,500 tractors, 12,800 trailers

Information Systems:

Excellent
TMS – Oracle--OTM/sci3, RedPrairie
WMS – HK Systems, Insight, RedPrairie, Manhattan

Services:

Warehousing and distribution (contract logistics), air and ocean freight forwarding, supply chain consulting, customs brokerage, transportation management, returns management, home delivery, contract manufacturing/packaging

Industry Focus/Key Customers:

Automotive, chemicals, consumer goods, computers and electronics, life sciences, retail
Key Customers:  Compaq, Ford, Hewlett-Packard, Home Depot, Honda, Nissan, Owens Corning, PPG, Procter & Gamble, Shell, Sun Microsystems, Unilever, Wal-Mart, Xerox

Armstrong & Associates’ Evaluation:

DHL Logistics is the world’s largest 3PL. Its DHL Exel Supply Chain is by far the largest contract logistics operation. The Americas revenues for DHL/Exel contract logistics are $4.7 billion with 511 warehouses and 99 million square feet of space. Global forwarding grew through the acquisition of highly respected companies like Danzas. DHL and Danzas are strong branches in Europe and Asia. John Allan has successfully led the integration of Exel and DHL’s contract logistics operations. DHL/Exel has operations of virtually every kind. A major initiative over the last few years involves expansion into contract manufacturing and packaging. DHL’s contract logistics revenues for 2007 where 51% of its gross revenues. Gross margins for forwarding and transportation operations are estimated at 25%.