Closed ports, breaking supply chains, high energy costs - logistics are at the center of the current crises. Burkhard Eling, head of the Dachser Group, explains in the podcast what that means for transport and whether the Christmas presents will arrive on time.
For a long time, there were two main criteria for logistics: the goods had to be transported as quickly and cheaply as possible. But since the pandemic and Russia's war on Ukraine have thrown supply chains upside down, the question of how safely the shipment arrives has become increasingly important. "It was taken for granted that logistics always works," says Burkhard Eling, head of the service provider Dachser, in the podcast "The hour zero". "That has had to be revised in the last two years."
Products are now sourced more regionally and more warehouses are being set up, a process that is also changing business at Dachser. "Many more customers are demanding this analysis of the supply chain from us," says Eling. At the same time, high energy costs are also becoming a problem. "Ultimately, logistics will become more expensive, and the end products will also become more expensive," says Eling. "We are assuming a cost increase of eight to ten percent this year."
Fuel, electricity, tolls, even wooden pallets are significantly more expensive than a year ago - an effect that is largely passed on to customers. Dachser, a group with annual sales of more than seven billion euros and over 31,000 employees, works with independent hauliers - they too have to pass on their costs.
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