Bosch products move things - hydraulically, pneumatically, electrically, electronically or mechanically. Intelligence and inventiveness are the driving forces here. Movement is only possible in connection with permanent progress - a guiding principle for our development engineers? Definitely.

This is just how our logistics specialists also define movement. Providing materials where they are needed, on time, is a challenge in itself given the complexity of the supply chain today. For us, a solution is only acceptable if it also keeps costs and environmental pollution as low as possible.

How do we achieve this? We normally order ex words "loaded", i.e. we have the materials we require collected from the supplier's premises. This has the advantage of allowing us to bundle orders. We work together with highly-qualified contracted carriers here and give them responsibility for entire regions. Networking between Bosch, the supplier and the carrier is managed via WebEDI, from the call-off to the goods receipt.