Logistics

Logistics

In the age of e-commerce, modern logistics real estate is becoming increasingly important. Integrated logistics planning with in-house logisticians and efficient intralogistics are have a greater significance. Flexible hubs are on the rise. More and more companies are digitally mapping their logistics and supply chain processes under the keyword "Digital Logistics". With Drees & Sommer, industrial companies, parcel delivery service providers and retail logisticians have a consulting partner with extensive logistics and real estate know-how as well as in-depth expertise in related industries. 

Solutions for the logistics sector

With Drees & Sommer, industrial companies, parcel delivery service providers and retail logisticians have a consulting partner with extensive logistics and real estate know-how as well as in-depth expertise in related industries. We design future-proof logistics facilities for our customers that take all customer-specific requirements into consideration: mix of uses, location and size, as well as technology, fitout and processes. The digitisation strategy and automation solutions we deliver give our customers a substantial competitive edge. 

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INTEGRATED LOGISTICS PLANNING

Logistics, IT and building design: Integrated logistics planning means that you get all these services from a single source.  We start the planning process based on your material flows and processes. This allows us to ensure that all interfaces are coordinated and that your entire project remains cost-efficient. Whether you commission the complete package or select individual service modules, we ensure maximum functionality and efficient implementation. On request, we integrate various automation levels, sustainability aspects and digital planning.

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THE FLEX HUB

How long do you think you can use your logistics facility? The service life of logistics facilities is generally 25 to 50 years. The building design, materials and installed systems greatly influence whether your future logistics processes will remain cost-efficient in the long term. If you choose the Flex Hub, we review your user requirements and work with you to implement tried-and-tested solutions. The added value for you: A highly flexible logistics facility that is cost-efficient in terms of investment and operating costs.  

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THE BLUE HUB

Do you know the carbon footprint of your logistics facility and your packaging? Or, more importantly: Do you know how to get these down towards zero? Intralogistics, the building envelope and building services equipment all offer great potential for making your logistics facility more sustainable and more climate-friendly. Carbon neutrality is just the beginning. Using the Cradle to Cradle® design approach, we select materials and deliver sustainable solutions. 

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THE DIGITAL HUB

Advances in digitisation and Logistics 4.0 are fundamentally changing requirements for the structure and operation of logistics companies. In future, there will be a greater focus on the networking of logistics and building services equipment to ensure efficient processes. We undertake a 360° analysis of connectivity via mobile phone, WLAN, process radio networks, radio frequency registers, digital systems and building services equipment, data centres, cybersecurity, GDPR, and sustainability – all geared to your specific user requirements. 

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LOGISTICS CONCEPTS FOR THE LAST MILE

Only a few cities, urban districts and shopping centre operators currently make active use of last-mile logistics concepts as part of their own business model, despite the fact that last-mile concepts improve the coordination of goods transport. They reduce noise and emissions, and residents and businesses regard inner cities and urban districts as more attractive. Even the ‘last mile’ begins with a single step. As experts in logistics and mobility, we support you throughout all phases from development through to implementation of your future-proof logistics concept for the last mile.

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Logistics trends from urban hubs to sustainable facilities

What are the latest developments in the logistics sector?

One important trend is a growing need to rethink and find unconventional solutions – for example, for the time-consuming and costly ‘last mile’ from the logistics centre on the urban fringe to the customer. Urban hubs offer a solution. As decentralised logistics spaces they can, for example, be located on the upper floors of shopping centres, in unused office space and car parks, or stadiums. They can also provide services that deliver genuine added value. They can be open 24/7, allowing a continuous flow of incoming and outgoing goods, thus ensuring fast delivery – and can also consolidate consignments, thereby reducing delivery traffic. 
What conditions does a logistics concept have to meet to function effectively with urban hubs?

It has to meet the needs of various stakeholders – from online retailers and their customers to parcel services, project developers and the public sector. These factors are often neglected, leading to wasted potential. An urban hub is an important element in a holistic logistics concept for an urban district or even for an entire city.   
And what about the conventional logistics centre on a greenfield site?

Existing and new logistics centres still have their place – as long as they are integrated and combine such aspects as sustainability and digitisation. To take just one example: The increasing use of automation requires less lighting and heating – and less energy means lower carbon emissions. Similarly, the optimisation of material flows and throughput times helps to reduce the carbon footprint. The logistics facility of the future is modular, flexible, fully digitised, and carbon neutral.

Contact our sector leads

Dennis Schulz

dennis.schulz@dreso.com