Wartsila has decided to enhance its international customer service by centralizing the Wartsila spare parts logistics and building a new spare parts distribution centre in the Netherlands. An advanced and modern central warehouse is scheduled near the company’s current service unit in the Netherlands. Wärtsilä will invest approximately EUR 70 million in the new distribution centre. The investments will be spread over three years from 2008 to 2010. The purpose is to outsource logistics and warehousing operations.
“Consolidating logistics and warehousing within a specialised partner will improve customer service by allowing parts deliveries 24 hours a day 7 days a week,” comments Tage Blomberg, Group Vice President, Services. “The new central warehouse will shorten transportation distances, reduce the traffic of spare parts between warehouses, and improve management of the entire supply chain,” adds Blomberg.
Wärtsilä has seven product companies: in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. Today the product companies are majorly responsible for the global logistics of their own product groups. By centralizing these activities, customers will receive faster and more efficient service.
“Consolidating logistics and warehousing within a specialised partner will improve customer service by allowing parts deliveries 24 hours a day 7 days a week,” comments Tage Blomberg, Group Vice President, Services. “The new central warehouse will shorten transportation distances, reduce the traffic of spare parts between warehouses, and improve management of the entire supply chain,” adds Blomberg.
Wärtsilä has seven product companies: in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. Today the product companies are majorly responsible for the global logistics of their own product groups. By centralizing these activities, customers will receive faster and more efficient service.
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