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The high-tech German intralogistics industry has profited from the economic upswing, says Jens Karsten Rohrbäch, project manager of the Intralogistics Forum and advisor for branch marketing, public relations and trade shows in the VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen und Anlagenbau - Materials Handling and Logistic Technology Association).
Manufacturing success G
erman manufacturers of intralogistics products have overcome the economic crises in a good condition. The economic
upswing is expected to continue throughout 2011. For 2011, industry experts of the Intralogistics Forum expect an increase in sales of 9% over the previous year to €16.1 billion. The drop in sales of the crisis year 2009 could be attenuated by the end of 2010 with only a slight decrease of 8% over the previous year.
The logistics sector is a central area of growth for the German economy and just as much for many of Germany’s neighbouring countries. The Federal Government has recognised the importance of German logistics for Germany and for Europe. The Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan provides for the extension of many existing as well as new and modern transport routes and logistics locations to optimise transport flow and to simplify passenger and freight transport. Large-scale infrastructure projects are aimed at bringing Germany’s hinterland closer to the global marketplace. These infrastructure
Right:
Incoming orders and turnover - Germany; Volume, seasonally
adjusted; Index: 2005 = 100; Source: VDMA.
projects are not always met with approval, which can temporarily delay the direct benefit for the location and the technical
advancement of the respective region. The extension of the transport network
aims to optimise the interconnection between individual centres and increase the turnover speed of merchandise while reducing standby times.
Below: A history of
German logistics (all values in billions of Euros). Source: Eurostat, National Statistics Office, VDMA.
Products made in Germany enjoy a worldwide reputation, as they meet customer-specific quality criteria and requests due to their sophisticated and elaborate design and availability. The German manufacturers of engineering products, just like numerous manufacturers in other sectors of the German economy, have been the world’s undisputed champion exporters for many decades. In addition to good products and services, well-organised and reliable logistics have also contributed to that reputation.
However, logistics not only means transport by water, air, rail and road. The technically most important part of the logistic performance is in-house logistics with intralogistics. Without any doubt, both sectors are closely interconnected and together form the logistics sector.
An upward trend is recognisable in the main sectors of the German engineering industry. The industry sector with the biggest volume,
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intralogistics, had to put up with an unprecedented decrease in sales of 24% to €16 billion. Industry experts of the Logistics Forum expect that the sales level of 2008 will not be reached before 2013.
By the middle of 2010, the
intralogistics industry saw a significant increase in incoming orders and was, therefore, able to cushion the previous year’s blow with a decrease of only 8% to €14.8 billion. Similar to the logistics sector, where in 2010 about €210 billion in sales were generated with 2.7 million employees, the intralogistics sector profited from a good global economic climate and, according to well-founded forecasts by industry experts of the Intralogistics Forum, will slightly exceed the nominal sales level of 2009.
Industry experts view this trend as a confirmation of the global competitiveness of German intralogistics together with Germany's favourable geographic location. Almost half of the employees in the German logistics sector operate or use intralogistics products. A comparable ratio can be found in other important sectors of the German economy, e.g. in the automobile industry (sales volume
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