AkzoNobel Selects Kuehne + Nagel To Manage Distribution Centre In Zaragoza
Published:18-March-2010
By Staff Reporter
Kuehne + Nagel has been selected by AkzoNobel Spain as a contract logistics provider to manage their Iberian distribution center in Zaragoza, and to be responsible for the warehousing operations of the AkzoNobel's decorative paints.
Under the five-year contract, Kuehne + Nagel will consolidate all logistics activities that formerly were managed at different locations. A team of 45 specialists will operate at a 16,000sqmt warehouse located in the Zaragoza (PlaZa) logistics area in the northern Spanish Aragon autonomous community. The facility has been designed to comply with all relevant hazardous material regulations.
Kuehne + Nagel has adopted its 'customer transition and integration model', which includes multidisciplinary project management and resources from the logistics provider's national, regional and corporate organisations. In order to ensure a continuous process improvement, Kuehne + Nagel's enhanced Production System KNPS will be introduced.
Alvaro Nebreda, national director of contract logistics at Kuehne + Nagel Spain, said: "The customer has chosen us as partner for the next stage of their supply chain management evolution, building on the strong track record of the warehousing activities we have been managing for AkzoNobel in Austria and evolving them one step further into a completely integrated model. Our commitment and adaptability have been crucial in proving to AkzoNobel the benefits of the new logistics solution."
