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Logistics

Globalization and urbanization has affected many industries. But growing together has also changed our awareness for the responsible handling of resources. And so has Roland Berger's view on the industry. Providing solutions for the many challenges of the logistics industry is our utmost concern.

In brief

Innovations in logistics provide growth opportunities and competitive advantages but also the risk of being left behind. Success in the market is driven by the ability to secure supply of industry and people and by creating value in global networks. Efficiency and effectiveness in collaboration are the key for the cross-sectoral logistics industry. And: the linkage of production and logistics will contribute to the long-term success of the whole region.

Consequently logistics companies have to fully examine the potential of market and technologies in order to become a leader in innovations of product and processes.

Roland Berger is at the forefront of these ground-breaking issues, offering a broad range of management consulting topics including balanced international growth, supplier and resource management, production and logistic concepts, sales strategies, and asset management.

Sample projects

During a multitude of projects we have been working in the logistics industry and provided clients with considerable support in many projects:

  • Definition of a new logistics model and evaluation of outsourcing patterns
  • Design and implementation of a warehouse and distribution concept
  • Optimization of spare parts logistics
  • Set up of a comprehensive logistics performance monitoring system
  • Consolidation of distribution network structures in the retail industry
  • Design and implementation of an integrated supply chain solution
  • Logistic PMI for two important retailers

Clients benefit from our superior understanding of market trends and requirements. We help you develop network and other innovative strategies, and successfully implement them together.

Our experts

Wim van Acker

Partner

Detroit office, USA
phone: +1 248 729-5000
e-mail

 
Dirk Albrecht
Dirk Albrecht

Partner

Duesseldorf office, Germany
phone: +49 211 4389-2170
e-mail

 
Michael Dergis

Principal

Detroit office, USA
phone: +1 248 729-5000
e-mail

 
Matthias Hanke
Matthias Hanke

Partner

Zurich office, Switzerland
phone: +41 44 38481-37
e-mail

 
Satoshi Nagashima

Partner

Tokyo office, Japan
phone: +81 3 35876-660
e-mail

 
Martin Streichfuss
Martin Streichfuss

Partner

Duesseldorf office, Germany
phone: +49 211 4389-2193
e-mail

 
Qi Wu
Qi Wu

Partner

Beijing office, China
phone: +86 10 84400088-608
e-mail

 

Further reading

Transport logistics in Russia

Study, 2007

This study aimed to discover and evaluate key trends in transport logistics in Russia. Based on numerous interviews with key FMCG companies, distributors and experts, our experts draw interesting conclusions for this sector …  (PDF, 727 KB)

 
Best practice in air logistics

Speech, 2004

Best practice equals optimized economic performance …  (PDF, 2017 KB)

 
Logistics

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