Multi-Market Hubs
DHL Supply Chain operates multimarket hubs in a range of geographies linking shared / multi-user warehousing capabilities with managed transportation, import / export documentation preparation and value added services (in particular assembly and postponement). This enables regional distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in parts of EMEA, APAC and the Americas.
Multi-market hubs can reduce cost, give volume flexibility and provide additional services such as GMP labelling / kitting.
DHL offers multi-market hubs facilities for:
- ethical pharmaceuticals
- biotechnology products
- medical devices (implants and consumables)
- generic medicines
- clinical trial materials
- promotional logistics.
Supply Chain
- Manufacture
- Inbound transport
- Receive and sort goods
- Storage of goods at multi-market warehouse
- Prepare customs documents and invoices
- Order preparation including labelling
- Domestic and international despatch
Service Level Excellence
- Improved competitive advantage through faster geographical market entry and expansion
- Improved stock utilisation through postponed assembly and kitting activities to different country requirements
- Improved operational efficiency through volume flexibility, managed transportation and import / export documentation preparation
- Reduced risks through quality and regulatory control, with regular audits and quality report tracking
- Reduced cost for continuous improvement programmes and sharing best practice
- Reduced cost of customs clearance and duty charges through the use of bonded areas and free trade zone locations
Product Specifics
DHL has pharma or medical device grade cGXP multi-market hubs acting as regional centres. Facilities typically have:
- 24 hour security and environmental monitoring
- access to value added services such as transport management and import / export documents
- contingency and disaster recovery plans
- refrigerated zones (+2 to +8°C) and controlled ambient (+15 to +25°C)
- frozen zones (-18 to -22°C) for ice packs
- controlled drugs and specialist storage (-80°C, -150°C)
- clean areas for assembly and labelling activities.