From import and warehousing to delivery and assembly: Gebruder Weis reinforces its status as a full-service logistics provider in Greater China. The company currently manages 13 warehouses with 50,000 sqm space. In the next five years, Gebruder Weiss China aims at expanding the storage area significantly. The sophisticated oWMS warehouse management system guarantees maximum efficiency.
SHANGHAI, June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With tailor-made logistics solutions and the expansion of its warehouse services in China, Gebruder Weiss underlines its status as a globally leading full-service logistics provider. "Gebruder Weiss manages a global warehouse space of 626.109 square meters. In the main transport hubs of Greater China, we currently operate 13 warehouses with a space of 50,000 square meters. In the coming five years, we want to add new locations and expand the storage area significantly," explained Yongquan Chen, General Manager of Gebruder Weiss in China.
The Austrian transport expert Gebruder Weiss, with a history of 500 years, the world's oldest transport and logistics company, positions itself to offer tailor-made full supply-chain solutions to its customers in Greater China. A good example is the Gebruder Weiss work for a renowned Chinese importer of luxury furniture. Mr. Chen said: "We do not only pick up the goods in the European factories and handle the international transport and import. We also organize the storage in the recently established warehouses in Chongqing and Chengdu with high-tech management systems, deliver the furniture to the end user and even provide assembly services."
Transparent, fast and efficient
The Gebruder Weiss multi-usage warehouses, such as the newly opened ones in Chongqing and Chengdu, are equipped with the sophisticated oWMS - the orange warehouse management system. "The software is user-friendly, can be accessed from everywhere and provides the customer with all the necessary information - transparent, fast and efficient," emphasized Mr. Chen. Webshops and e-commerce solutions can be integrated easily.
The decision to open warehouses in Chongqing and Chengdu was a logical one. Both cities are important business centers in Western China. "Many export and import oriented businesses make use of the infrastructure of these logistical hubs. Now, these companies can benefit from oWMS and the logistics solutions of Gebruder Weiss," said Yongquan Chen.
All over Greater China, Gebruder Weiss has successfully implemented and managed state-of-the-art logistics solutions for the full supply chain of companies in industries such as furniture, automotive, fashion and more.
About Gebruder Weiss
With about 7,000 employees, 150 company-owned locations and a provisional annual turnover of 1.55 billion euros (2017), Gebruder Weiss ranks among Europe's leading transport and logistics companies. In addition to its core business of land transport, air & sea freight, and logistics, the company operates a number of highly specialized industry solutions and subsidiaries under the umbrella of Gebruder Weiss Holding AG, based in Lauterach (Austria). This includes the logistics consultancy firm x|vise, tectraxx (industry specialist for hi-tech businesses), dicall (communications solutions, market research, training), Rail Cargo (railway transports) and the Gebruder Weiss parcel service GWP, co-partner of the Austrian company DPD. This bundling of services allows the corporate group to respond to customer needs quickly and flexibly. Having implemented a variety of environmental, economic and social initiatives, today the family-run company with a 500-year history is a pioneer in sustainable business practices.
