Celcom and DHL announced its collaboration to build a resilient and sustainable supply chain in Malaysia, by co-creating and digitalising logistics with smart solutions. The partnership aims to co-create a digital ecosystem that will enable both organisations to share their insights and expertise towards the implementation of technology solutions and connectivity services to support logistics competitiveness.
The collaboration will remove barriers between different industries. Celcom will take the lead by capitalising on its local communications leadership strengths and operating excellence to propose ICT solutions to ensure efficient and smooth supply chains. These include Smart solutions such as Robotics, SDWan, Cybersecurity, Managed Wi-Fi, and in the future 5G Network Solutions.
The collaboration will leverage the expertise of two organisations with emphasis on customers’ needs within today’s digital ecosystem. This will allow smoother operations with a focus on productivity gains, which will translate in lower operational costs.
Datuk Idham Nawawi, CEO of Celcom Axiata Berhad, and Mario Lorenz, Managing Director of DHL, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at @celcom, Petaling Jaya today.
Datuk Idham Nawawi said that the collaboration enables leading industry players from both logistic and telecommunication industries to come together and harness each other’s knowledge, skills, and expertise to explore smart solutions to enhance logistics efficiency and sustainability.
“The digitisation of logistics is crucial to accelerate the growth of the local supply chain industry and the nation’s digital economy, ensuring Malaysia remains competitive and attractive to foreign investors. Leveraging on Celcom’s widest coverage with reliable and consistent network performance, we will work closely together with DHL Supply Chain for the application of smart logistics solutions to innovate positive results, leading to a more agile supply chain management that adds value to customers,” Idham added.
Mario Lorenz, Managing Director of DHL Supply Chain Malaysia said, “The partnership is in line with our accelerated digitisation agenda, as we use technology to enhance our customer and employee experience. We can learn from our strategic partner, Celcom, and contribute our supply chain expertise to create more value for the industry. Here in Malaysia, we have already implemented technologies such as pick-to-light, automation, and robotic process automation (RPA), which has helped us become more productive and efficient, while ensuring the safety of our employees and providing them with opportunities to upskill.”
