Electricals shipper cuts out forwarders in new B2B sales and distribution platform
Forwarders? No need. Inventory management? No need. There is a new model in town. An electronics ...
Panalpina has taken a deeper step into the hi-tech sector by offering to source and buy materials, components and products to sell on to its customers.
It said: “On behalf of a known social media company, Panalpina buys diverse materials directly from suppliers – servers, USB devices, cables from Hong Kong, switches from the Netherlands. The inbound materials are processed, assembled, configured and tested, then shipped outbound across Europe and to worldwide destinations.”
Panalpina declined to comment on the finances required for this, or ...
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