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Forum: People & markets Dachser Academy Practical expertise from the experts Knowledge is the greatest asset: Felix Möhlenbruch, head of the Dachser Academy in Cologne, on initial and advanced training for future-proof logistics. The Dachser Academy opened its doors at the beginning of this year. What are the key training elements? The Academy concentrates on building Dachser-specific process and systems knowhow in all corporate divisions. We focus particularly on the integration of new companies in Germany and abroad, with the aim to specifically and intensively familiarize our new colleagues with Dachser’s workflows and corporate philosophy. Lifelong learning is on everyone’s lips. What is the advantage of an in-house training academy? We can convey the learning contents in a hands-on and targeted manner. We use inhouse instructors who are active at operational level. As professionals, they are familiar with 06 DACHSER magazine day-to-day operations and the problems and challenges that can arise. The participants benefit directly from this in their daily work, because it is easy to translate what they have learned in the classroom into practice. Furthermore, the Academy does not target the market. It is and will remain a purely Dachser institution. What target groups is the Academy direct - ed at? In principle we are addressing all employees on all organizational and hierarchy levels. The offer ranges from introduction courses for new members of staff, through coaching for experts, to courses on specific Dachser processes for senior staff members. Depending on the composition of the group, courses are held in German, French or English. What balance can you draw at the end of the first year of training? The Dachser Academy opened its doors in February and the first seminars were held in March. We can be more than satisfied with the results so far. By the end of 2009, around 1,200 employees will have attended our training courses. Cologne: regional competence Where do you see a need for more training opportunities in the new academic year? We plan to – and will – continue to develop. In this context, we intend to expand our programme, add new training courses – for example in the field of controlling – and will further increase our capacity utilization. This means intensifying training opportunities for all three business segments: Dachser European Logistics, Dachser Food Logistics, Dachser Air & Sea Logistics. Dachser certification courses for international sales staff and human resources managers are also on the future agenda. When were you last in a classroom situation yourself? Not so long ago, actually. I completed a Dachser training course in “Labour law practices for HR experts”. And I attended an external train-the-trainer coaching seminar. What would be your next personal learning goal? You can always learn something new. When the opportunity presents itself, I will certainly intensify my instructor training. I am also fascinated by personnel management. The Dachser training catalogue offers plenty of valuable gateways in this field. “Our customers appreciate our combination of regional competence and a closely meshed pan-European logistics network.” For Michael Schilling, managing director of Dachser European Logistics, the Cologne location plays a special role in Dachser’s pan-European overland network. The internationally active logistics provider has been present in the Rhineland metropolis since 1951. Because capacities at the branch could no longer keep up with continuously increasing demand, Dachser invested 20 million euros in expanding the facility. “The decision fell in favour of relocating to the Cologne district of Gremberghoven,” says branch manager Markus Wiegand. On an 80,000-square-metre site, Dachser has constructed a 10,300-square-metre transshipment hall with 115 hall bays and 5,100 square metres of administrative and technical buildings. The new facility has been integrated into the Dachser network since February 2009, so far with more than positive results. Over 55,000 shipments are dispatched from the Rhineland every month.
Solar logistics Reaching for the sun In brief Truck engines produce fewer emissions. This is the outcome of the latest emissions study carried out by the EU environment agency, EEA. The study shows that 26 percent of CO 2 emissions in the EU are caused by cars; heavy goods vehicle traffic accounts for three percent and light-duty commercial vehicles for a share of two percent. Fine particle emissions from trucks were reduced EU-wide by 34 percent between 2000 and 2007. Emissions of nitrogen oxides have fallen by 13 percent since 2002. More information: www.eea.europa.eu The world’s second-largest solar farm: Lieberose in Brandenburg Solar logistics makes it possible: three months ahead of plan, solar plant provider juwi Solar inaugurated the world’s second-largest solar farm in Lieberose near Cottbus. The 162hectare installation, which has been constructed on a former military training ground, has the size of 210 football pitches. The farm will help save 35,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, and with an output of 53 megawatts will produce enough power to cover the electricity needs of 15,000 households. During the construction phase, Dachser organized the entire supply chain management for the solar farm. Over the past few months, Dachser has moved 800 twenty-foot containers carrying in excess of 700,000 solar panels and 1,200 truckloads of equipment. Dachser transported the modules from the manufacturer, First Solar, directly to the technicians on the construction site just-in-time, ready for installation. This meant Dachser kept distances short and CO2 emissions to a minimum. For Christian Hinsch, head of corporate communications at the internationally operating juwi Group, one thing is clear: “Dachser has the necessary expertise, operates internationally and is flexible enough to realize new ideas and concepts such as Just in time: Dachser delivers solar panels that in Lieberose.” Forum: People & markets Romania: A market rich in potential New dynamism in Bucharest Dachser is now also tapping the Romanian market with a new national company. From three branches in Arad, Brasov and Bucharest, Dachser Romania S.R.L. offers an extensive range of logistics services to customers from both industry and retail. The managing director of Dachser Romania is the experienced logistics professional Traian Dumitrescu. He heads up the branch in Bucharest and is well-versed in Romanian market realities and practices. With its activities in Romania, Dachser has now linked the fifth country between the Baltic and the Adriatic – following Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary – to its own logistics network. Michael Schilling, managing director of Dachser European Logistics, has high expectations of the new national company: “The speedy introduction of our European uniform logistics standards in Romania will in future enable us to offer our customers access to a market that is rich in potential.” DACHSER magazine 07
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