The Dachser Logistics Company

InhaltsverzeichnisContents Introduction I. Forwarding challenges in the state-regulated transport market (1930/45 to 1986) 1. Company foundation in a difficult environment: The entrepreneurs Thomas and Anna Dachser (1930 to 1950) 2. Expansion strategy under the sign of the „economic miracle“ and European integration Network development and „network policy“: Building the nationa groupage network Freight transport market development and gradual liberalization. Forms of competition in the state-regulated transport market The struggle to optimize network efficiency: Quality policy and production conditions for forwarding services The beginnings of European international business Structure and development of the management organization: Corporate governance beyond family patriarchy 3. Strategic reorientation under the influence of creeping deregulation Diversification and quality strategy: Reactions to the beginnings of cut-throat competition The struggle to find the right IT strategy A new contributor that poses a considerable management challenge: The difficult move into the food logistics segment Cooperation instead of going it alone: Dachser, Deutscher Paket Dienst (DPD) and the move into courier, express and parcel services logistics (CEP) Conquering the European forwarding and transport market and first attempts to integrate the national and international networks Modernization and professionalization of the management and organiza-tional structures Investment policy and financial planning Preliminary summary II. Expansion and transformation in the wake of the liberalization of the transport market and globalization (1987 to 2005) 1. The new transport market order and the logistics revolution Market segmentation, industry development and competition The merger of two family-owned companies: The integration of Transports Graveleau into the „Dachser network“ 2.„Intelligent Logistics“: Dachser's transformation in the area of information logistics From free-standing solutions to industry standard. The development of cross-company consignment and package control 3. National systems networks and the transnational network strategy From vision to reality: The establishment of a national systems network and the company's transformation into a Euronational network provider The „Mobile“ project: The long road to becoming a Euronational network provider Network management between global and industry-specific challenges: Aspects and problems of further network control From the intercontinental network to the global logistics network: The road to the integration of air and sea freight logistics into the overall network Against the trend: Industry solutions, contract logistics and the development of new network-based logistics concepts Value-added services, Logistics Consulting and contract logistics 4. The restructuring of corporate governance and the development of the management organization: A family-driven model Management organization and management strategy The second change in generations and the new partnership agreement Aspects of the corporate culture: Personnel development and staff orientation Conclusion Appendix Speech held by the two major shareholders to mark Dachser's 75th anniversary in Munich on 28 April 2005 References and bibliography List of abbreviations List of figures and tables