Slovak Telekom outsources logistics to Kuehne + Nagel

Slovak Telekom outsources logistics to Kuehne + Nagel

Slovak Telekom has awarded a five-year contract Kuehne + Nagel Slovakia to manage its warehousing and distribution of its products across the country.

   Under the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel has taken over 60 Slovak Telekom staff and 20 vehicles and set up implants at Slovak Telekom's three national warehouses in Bratislava, Banksa Bystrica and Kosice, totaling 20,800 square meters.

   In addition to national warehousing and distribution, Kuehne + Nagel is providing value-added services including shortening and coiling of cables, picking and packing as well as returns and complaints management.

   Slovak Telekom's product range includes landline and cordless telephones, cables, switchboards, modems, computer network infrastructure, mp3 players, telephone directories and promotional material.

   'The solution enables us to focus our resources on our core business, benefiting from consistent quality levels and the efficiency enhancements to our logistics operations provided by Kuehne + Nagel,' said Vaclav Barta, supply chain manager at Slovak Telekom.