DHL Launches New Route Optimization Program; Customized Technology Will Offer Enhanced Service to DHL Customers Nationwide.PLANTATION Plantation, city (1990 pop. 66,692), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1953. The city has grown rapidly along with the development of S Florida. , Fla. -- DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature , the world's leading express delivery and logistics company, today announced the launch of a new route optimization initiative which will help DHL facilities map out optimum delivery routes, streamline sorting processes, and balance daily loads more efficiently. When complete, the program will provide company operations nationwide with even greater operational efficiencies, and DHL customers with an enhanced customer service experience. The program will be implemented in approximately 340 DHL facilities across the U.S. over the next nine months. The route optimization initiative will balance workload capacity across the entire fleet, decrease drive time, route length and fuel consumption, enable more rapid processing of shipments and increase efficiency at each facility, which in turn will benefit DHL's customers across the U.S. "DHL is committed to our customers. With the continued growth of our business, this latest investment in our U.S. network, is part of our ongoing focus on a superior DHL customer experience while enhancing DHL's operations to both yield greater efficiency over the next several years and directly improve our bottom line," said Fred Beljaars, executive vice president for operations at DHL Americas. "We are continually looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to provide enhanced service Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; and exceed the expectations of our customers." Leveraging a customized software See custom software. solution, the route optimization initiative will enable DHL facility managers to assess and develop optimized routes that will allow the composition of the courier's delivery areas to be more consistent. The software will also provide DHL managers with information to evaluate each facility's day-to-day schedule and reduce planning time, leading to the improvements throughout the network. In addition to the route optimization program, DHL is also implementing a fleet renewal initiative that will result in the phased replacement of older, smaller delivery vehicles with new, larger capacity and more fuel efficient step vans. The new step vans offer more than twice the capacity, allowing easier and more efficient loading, greater flexibility for pick-ups, and more room for couriers to maneuver and access shipments. The installation of the new technology, which began in January 2006, will be fully operational by September 2006. The route optimization and fleet renewal initiatives are among many projects DHL has undertaken to bring "customer service back in shipping" and improve U.S. network efficiencies and connectivity system-wide. Last month, DHL announced the expansion of its foot courier facilities in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In January of this year, DHL announced plans to build its largest U.S. service center facility in New York City, as well as a new service center in Salt lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . In 2004, DHL Express announced a $1.2 billion network investment program in the U.S. market which has resulted in a newly expanded primary air and ground hub in Wilmington, Ohio For other places with the same name, see Wilmington (disambiguation). Wilmington is a city in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,921 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clinton County. , seven new Regional Sort Centers, and a recently completed West Coast distribution facility. About DHL At DHL, customer service is back in shipping. Our mission is to provide the most flexible, personable PERSONABLE. Having the capacities of a person; for example, the defendant was judged personable to maintain this action. Old Nat. Brev. 142. This word is obsolete. and enjoyable experience in the shipping industry for our customers. With annual revenues over $32 billion in 2004, DHL is the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry, specializing in providing innovative and customized solutions from a single source. DHL offers expertise in express, air and ocean freight, overland o·ver·land adj. Accomplished, traversing, or passing over the land instead of the ocean: an overland journey; an overland route. adv. transport and logistics solutions, combined with worldwide coverage and an in-depth understanding of local markets. Over 170,000 employees are dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customers' expectations. Founded in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden in 1969, DHL's international network links more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. For more information on DHL, please visit http://www.dhl.com. |
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