DHL invests $400M in its pharma and medtech supply chain

DHL Supply Chain announced today that it will invest upwards of $400 million to expand its pharmaceutical and medical device distribution network footprint.

Westerville, Ohio-based DHL Supply Chain’s life sciences and healthcare (LSHC) sector will make the investment to expand the supply chain footprint by 27% this year, amounting to nearly 3 million additional square feet.

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DHL invests $400M in its pharma and medtech supply chain

DHL Supply Chain announced today that it will invest upwards of $400 million to expand its pharmaceutical and medical device distribution network footprint.

Westerville, Ohio-based DHL Supply Chain’s life sciences and healthcare (LSHC) sector will make the investment to expand the supply chain footprint by 27% this year, amounting to nearly 3 million additional square feet.

The company said in a news release that the ultimate goal of the expansion is to bring critical healthcare products closer to trade partners and patients. DHL Supply Chain’s investment includes six new U.S. sites by the end of 2022, with costs to invest in new buildings and technology as well as the fit-out and start-up of new or expanded operations.

With the expansion, DHL Supply Chain’s LSHC sites will grow to 34 in total by the end of 2022, including strategic locations in Georgia, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Nevada and Pennsylvania. The new builds as part of the inves…

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Siemens Healthineers, DHL Supply Chain to create distribution facility in Memphis

[Distribution center rendering courtesy of DHL]

Siemens Healthineers (ETR: SHL) and DHL Supply Chain announced today that they have inked a comprehensive U.S. service logistics agreement.

The agreement includes the two companies creating a 260,000 ft2 distribution center that DHL will operate in Memphis, Tenn.

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Siemens Healthineers, DHL Supply Chain to create distribution facility in Memphis

[Distribution center rendering courtesy of DHL]

Siemens Healthineers (ETR: SHL) and DHL Supply Chain announced today that they have inked a comprehensive U.S. service logistics agreement.

The agreement includes the two companies creating a 260,000 ft2 distribution center that DHL will operate in Memphis, Tenn.

Under a 10-year service agreement, the Siemens Healthineers distribution operation will occupy more than half of a 422,000 square foot facility that DHL has purchased. The operation will employ about 105 people.

The World Distribution Center will incorporate DHL’s proprietary warehousing and inventory management system. DHL also boasts innovations to boost efficiency and productivity, including automated storage and retrieval systems and augmented reality–assisted picking.

“The Americas is an important growth market for Siemens Healthineers, and the quality, flexibility and speed of t…

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