Gigaset Communications appoints Kuehne and Nagel to manage national distribution centre in Shanghai

Gigaset Communications (Shanghai)Ltd. has appointed Kuehne + Nagel to manage its national distribution centre in Shanghai. In addition, the logistics provider is responsible for domestic warehousing and distribution services for the entire range of Siemens-Gigaset-branded cordless phone products in the Chinese sales market.


The contract is an extension of the successful cooperation between Kuehne + Nagel and the Gigaset predecessor company Siemens Home & Office Communication Devices (Shanghai) Ltd. Since 2006, Kuehne + Nagel has been entrusted with central warehousing and national distribution services for Siemens Gigaset.


The newly-sealed agreement is being implemented at Kuehne + Nagel's

class-A logistics centre in Baoshan district of Shanghai. From the shared

facility, Kuehne + Nagel is in charge of unloading and inspecting

Gigaset's shipments from Germany, storage, order picking, dispatch

preparation and national distribution to more than 100 destinations

across the country. Other services encompass central management of

spare parts for national-wide returns and repairs as well as tracking and

tracing of products enabled by Kuehne + Nagel's advanced information

systems.


"By incorporating all the above mentioned services in Kuehne + Nagel's

logistics platform, the partnership will continue to significantly optimise

Gigaset's overall supply chain and upkeep its flexibility essential in

today's dynamic market," commented Jens Drewes, National Manager

of Kuehne + Nagel in Central and Northern China.


"With the continuous innovations and launching of new product models,

we are optimistic about further market development. The partnership

with Kuehne + Nagel will ensure that our quality products will be in the

right place at the right time and the logistics value chain remains highly

competitive," said Johann Goettler, Chief Financial Officer of Gigaset

Communications (Shanghai) Ltd.