German service

Following the award of new contracts for logistics services for BMW in Germany, South Africa and Japan, Kuehne + Nagel has now also been selected as their
logistics partner at the modern production site in Leipzig. As of January 1, 2010, Kuehne + Nagel will assume responsibility for the entire supply chain for final assembly of BMW automotive products.

At the site, which comprises 44,000 sq metres of warehousing and handling
space, Kuehne + Nagel will manage the entire range of logistics operations
to support production, including receiving, storage, sequencing, set-building and production line delivery. In addition, Kuehne + Nagel will be responsible for the supply and return of empty containers and for the execution of pre-assembly operations, and will cooperate with the automobile manufacturer in various supply concepts, such as Kanban and supermarket models.

During a three-month implementation phase, a dedicated team of automotive
logistics experts from Kuehne + Nagel will support BMW in process planning, value creation flow analyses and improvement initiatives in close collaboration with the customer in order to ensure a smooth transition for January 1, 2010.

“We are currently working for BMW at ten locations in five countries,” says
Jens Wollesen, member of the Management Board of Kuehne + Nagel
Germany. “We are very pleased to have now also been entrusted with
this challenging logistics project at the Leipzig site, one of the world’s
most modern automobile production facilities. This is a further highlight
in the successful development of our automotive-related contract logistics
activities.”