JOHOR, MALAYSIA, Mar 7: DHL, a leading global brand in the logistics industry, will set up a Global Center of Excellence (GCOE) in Iskandar Malaysia, according to Media OutReach.
The center, the first by the DHL in the country, will provide supply chain consultancy services, and support businesses to design logistics solutions specific to some of Iskandar's key industries including automotive, energy, engineering and manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare, and technology.
DHL is establishing the GCOE in conjunction with Iskandar Innovations Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iskandar Investment Berhad.
The GCOE will serve to connect companies with key stakeholders within Iskandar Malaysia and supports their vision to be the hub for Asia and global markets, and enhance its value proposition of connecting the region to the world's major economies.
The center will also power the region's logistics ambitions with networking sessions and workshops where companies and industry experts come together to share best practices, to brainstorm innovative ideas that will form the future of Iskandar Malaysia.
"We want to create an ecosystem within Iskandar Malaysia and to establish a single network that is conducive to all companies to explore and set up business in the region as their gateway to markets around the world," said Philip Chu, Managing Director, Global Center of Excellence, Iskandar Malaysia.
In 2007, DHL established a similar supply chain Center of Excellence in Singapore that delivered multi-million-dollar returns within its first 36 months of operation. The Iskandar GCOE will be operational in Q2 2018.
