DHL eCommerce Solutions 是的物流公司德国邮政 DHL 集团的一个部门，计划在 2020 年投资约 3000万美元，以扩大其在美国的业务并使其现代化。该投资包括购买其在美国的个全资搬入就绪配送中心和位于伊利诺伊州芝加哥的临时配送中心空间；加利福尼亚州洛杉矶；和新泽西州阿弗内尔。由于预计2020 年假期高峰量增加（2020 年 11 月至 12 月），还计划投资自动化设备。在第三季度末和整个第四季度，该公司将招聘900 名新的配送中心员工以支持其增长。
DHL eCommerce Solutions Americas 执行官 Lee Spratt表示：“搬迁到我们位于亚特兰大的座全资拥有的美国大楼，这是我们非常自豪的时刻。“我们的扩张计划已经制定了一段时间，但随着今年电子商务量的持续激增，我们理解完成在亚特兰大地区拥有住所并在美国战略大都市增设空间的计划的紧迫性。”
这座占地 150,000 平方英尺的建筑距离亚特兰大哈茨菲尔德机场 20英里，可通往一些主要通道，可实现快速的空运和陆运包裹运输。配送中心将处理国内轻量包裹。除了新大楼外，初期投资将包括一台每小时可处理20,000-30,000 个包裹的分拣机。
“在 DHL eCommerce Solutions，我们预计这个假期旺季的电子商务量将比上一季增加30-50%，我们对我们的足迹、机器和人员进行了必要的投资，以准备好为我们的客户提供服务并使本赛季取得成功，”斯普拉特说。
DHL eCommerce Solutions 目前在美国和加拿大拥有 19 个配送中心和三个公司办事处，拥有约 3,000名员工。该部门 专注于为 B2C 在线商家提供服务，在国内和国际上运送轻量包裹和包裹。
DHL eCommerce Solutions, a division of the world’s leadinglogistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group, plans to investapproximately $30 million in 2020 to expand and modernize itsoperation in the United States. The investment includes purchasingits first fully-owned move-in-ready distribution center in theUnited States and temporary distribution center space in Chicago,IL; Los Angeles, CA; and Avenel, NJ. Due to anticipated 2020holiday peak volume increases (Nov.-Dec. 2020), automationequipment investments are also planned. At the end of the thirdquarter and throughout the fourth quarter, the company is hiring900 new distribution center workers to support its growth.
“It is an extremely proud moment for us to move to our firstfully-owned U.S. building located in Atlanta,” said DHL eCommerceSolutions Americas CEO Lee Spratt. “Our expansion plans have beenin the works for some time, but with this year’s consistent surgein e-commerce volumes, we understood the urgency of finalizing ourplans to have a permanent home in the Atlanta area and additionalspace in strategic metropolitan U.S. locations.”
The 150,000 square foot building located 20 miles from theAtlanta Hartsfield Airport has access to some of the mainthoroughfares for speedy air and ground parcel transportation. Thedistribution center will process domestic lightweight parcels. Inaddition to the new building, the initial investment will include asorting machine that can process 20,000-30,000 parcels perhour.
“At DHL eCommerce Solutions, we expect to see 30-50 percent moree-commerce volumes this holiday peak season compared to lastseason, so we have made the necessary investments in our footprint,machinery, and people to be ready to serve our customers and makethis season a success,” said Spratt.
DHL eCommerce Solutions currently has 19 distribution centers andthree corporate offices in the United States and Canada withapproximately 3,000 employees. The division is focused 100 percenton servicing B2C online merchants, shipping lightweight packets andparcels domestically and internationally.