Apr.23--POLISH home improvement retailer, OBI, has signed a two-year warehousing and distribution contract with Kuehne + Nagel to manage its import sea freight for its stores nationwide.
    The new contract will oversee the entire OBI supply chain beginning at the container terminal in Asia, including the intermodal pre-haulage and warehousing services in Poland and finishing with the final delivery to the OBI stores. Data exchange with the suppliers is processed via the OBI supplier integration platform.
    OBI Poland board member Adam Rosinski said in a company statement: "Combining the international with the domestic shipment flows gives us the opportunities to lever the information across the whole process, which is important in our business which has a strong seasonal focus."
    The hub operation is managed in a facility located at the intersection of A1 and S8 in Piotrkow Trybunalski, 130 kilometres south of Warsaw.
    In order to provide transparent and reliable distribution services to over 40 OBI stores across Poland, Kuehne + Nagel has developed a booking application which allows all OBI stores to view the central stock in order to avoid shortages. Value-added-services such as labelling and cross docking pallets for some suppliers complement the service portfolio.
     The project was implemented within three months following Kuehne + Nagel's proven CTI (Customer Transition & Integration) methodology. The process ensures a smooth transition an integration of the customer's business using experienced project specialists, standardised tools and systematic knowledge transfer.

(Source:shippingazette)