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there are special online sales events in China it can happen that we need to handle more than 500,000 orders in 24 hours !”, he says
What about express delivery ? “ We don ’ t do the physical delivery to the end consumer , we outsource this to domestic express companies . But we do the warehousing part ”, Sørensen clarifies .
Sørensen moves on to demonstrate the advantages of e-commerce . According to Sørensen , it is mainly the Eastern part that is developed in terms of retail set up ( besides certain tier 2 and tier 3 cities in the West ). DB Schenker ’ s involvement in e-commerce allows everyone with a working internet connection to order practically anything . “ Essentially it gives the seller access to the full market of China , i . e . access to a greater market without the investment in physical stores ”.
Additionally , e-commerce allows consumers outside of big cities to access a wide range of goods .
Inspiring employees Involvement in the growing e-commerce industry requires a team of well-trained employees . DB Schenker has set up a Logistics Academy to ensure this . The academy uses both third party and internal expertise and is offered at various locations in China . Modules include logistics concept , continuous quality improvement , logistics
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