CEVA wins three year Italian automotive contract
Milan, Italy, 28 June 2010 – CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, has signed a three year agreement with BMW Italia S.p.A., a leader in the Automotive sector, for the operation of the new Dealer Metro Distribution Center (DMDC) in support of its dealers in Lombardy and Piedmont.
CEVA will manage original BMW and MINI spare parts in the new DMDC, a logistics platform covering 3,100 sq m in Albairate in the province of Milan. The warehouse is in a different area from the Regional Distribution Center of Volargne, in the province of Verona, and will resupply the BMW and MINI dealers in Lombardy and Piedmont.
The contract award is based on CEVA’s quick handling process and precision when keeping to extremely tight deadlines. In order to guarantee immediate response to the dealers’ requests, CEVA will carry out up to three shipments to each dealer, per day. The base to the west of Milan is strategically positioned in a central location and offers the ability to provide the same level of excellence to dealers in the north of Milan and to those in Piedmont.
Gianfranco Sgro, President of CEVA in Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: “We are proud to be using our experience to maximize the efficiency of BMW’s supply chain. Profiting from CEVA’s global network we benefited from the experience acquired by CEVA in the UK, where we have been operating two Dealer Metro Distribution Centers for BMW for some time. Thanks to the efficiency of our distribution solutions, BMW Group Italia will be able to guarantee its agents an extremely punctual and rapid delivery of urgent supplies, while optimizing transport costs. We look forward to another long and productive relationship with BMW here in Italy”
For more information contact:
Danilo Schipani
Marketing and Communications, SEMEA
+39 02 8923 0354
danilo.schipani@cevalogistics.com
CEVA - Making business flow
CEVA Logistics provides world class supply chain solutions for large and medium-size national and multinational companies across the globe. As an industry leader, CEVA offers customers complete supply chain design and implementation in contract logistics and freight management, alone or in combination. CEVA’s integrated global network has facilities in over 170 countries and more than 46,000 employees; all dedicated to delivering consistently excellent operations and supply chain solutions. For the year ending 31 December 2009, the Group reported revenues of €5.5 billion. For more information, please visit www.cevalogistics.com
CEVA will manage original BMW and MINI spare parts in the new DMDC, a logistics platform covering 3,100 sq m in Albairate in the province of Milan. The warehouse is in a different area from the Regional Distribution Center of Volargne, in the province of Verona, and will resupply the BMW and MINI dealers in Lombardy and Piedmont.
The contract award is based on CEVA’s quick handling process and precision when keeping to extremely tight deadlines. In order to guarantee immediate response to the dealers’ requests, CEVA will carry out up to three shipments to each dealer, per day. The base to the west of Milan is strategically positioned in a central location and offers the ability to provide the same level of excellence to dealers in the north of Milan and to those in Piedmont.
Gianfranco Sgro, President of CEVA in Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: “We are proud to be using our experience to maximize the efficiency of BMW’s supply chain. Profiting from CEVA’s global network we benefited from the experience acquired by CEVA in the UK, where we have been operating two Dealer Metro Distribution Centers for BMW for some time. Thanks to the efficiency of our distribution solutions, BMW Group Italia will be able to guarantee its agents an extremely punctual and rapid delivery of urgent supplies, while optimizing transport costs. We look forward to another long and productive relationship with BMW here in Italy”
For more information contact:
Danilo Schipani
Marketing and Communications, SEMEA
+39 02 8923 0354
danilo.schipani@cevalogistics.com
CEVA - Making business flow
CEVA Logistics provides world class supply chain solutions for large and medium-size national and multinational companies across the globe. As an industry leader, CEVA offers customers complete supply chain design and implementation in contract logistics and freight management, alone or in combination. CEVA’s integrated global network has facilities in over 170 countries and more than 46,000 employees; all dedicated to delivering consistently excellent operations and supply chain solutions. For the year ending 31 December 2009, the Group reported revenues of €5.5 billion. For more information, please visit www.cevalogistics.com