TNT EXPRESS LOGISTICS

INTRODUCTION
TNT Express is an international courier delivery services
company with headquarters inHoofddorp, Netherlands. The firm
has fully owned operations in 63 countries and delivers
documents, parcels and pieces of freight to over 200 countries.
The company recorded sales of over 6.69 billion in 2013.
The name TNT is short for Thomas Nationwide Transport, after
Ken Thomas, an Australian businessman who, in 1946, set up
his own transport business with just a single truck.Formerly an
operating division of TNT N.V., TNT Express was demerged from
its parent company on 26 May 2011, taking a listing on
the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange.[3]TNT N.V.
subsequently renamed itself PostNL.
Its major competitors include United Parcel
Service (UPS), FedEx and DHL. TNT Express aircraft operate
under the IATA code of TAY (TNT Airways).On March 19, 2012,
UPS announced its intention to acquire TNT Express
for USD 6.7B. However, the deal fell through in January 2013
after it was announced that UPS had failed to obtain permission
from the European Commission and as such had been blocked
on competition grounds.

MEASURES GEARED TO IMPROVE PROFITABILITY

TNT Express is the fourth largest global parcel operator, said
this week it is making several moves to improve profitability
between now and 2015.

Citing challenging trading conditions and price pressure,

company officials said that TNT Express is focused on executing
on various measures to improve its financial condition in
Europe, coupled with operating its business more efficiently,
including:
1. Reshaping the portfolio through the sale of China and Brazil
Domestic and reducing exposure to fixed intercontinental air
capacity;
2. Focusing on TNT Express distinctive service proposition and
increasing growth in its most profitable segments;
3. Enhancing execution through a leaner organization and cost
efficiencies generating improvements of 220m ($286 million
USD) by 2015; and
4. Investing in infrastructure and in business supporting and
customer IT.
Our business faces difficult market conditions and strategic
challenges but we have a unique competitive proposition: an
unrivalled European network, worldwide connections, an
integrated range of services and recognized dedication to
customers, said TNT Express Interim CEO Bernard Bot in a
statement. Our updated strategy builds on these strengths.Bot
replaced former TNT Express CEO Christine Lombard, whom
resigned in September to pursue and external career
opportunity.
In regards to its China and Brazil divestitures, TNT officials said
that its sales process for domestic China is underway with an
outcome expected soon and that preparations for its sale of
Brazil Domestic have commenced, with the company actively
pursuing the turnaround plans, with Brazil Domestics losses
reduced over the first two months of the year.
TNT officials also said that the company is exploring options to
reduce its exposure to intercontinental capacity, akin to what
FedEx announced last week on its fiscal third quarter earnings
call regarding air capacity into and out of Asia. Among these

options are capacity-sharing agreements, subleases, and lease

terminations, which it said will be carefully weighted against
the return on aircraft usage which covers the costs.
And as a market leader in domestic and intra-European
deliveries and top three positions in significant European
markets, TNT said it will leverage that and focus on highermargin services and customer segments, including targeting
SME and single source customers, higher weight parcels, and
palletized freight Express and Economy shipments, and
Intercontinental and special services products.
As for how it intends to achieve its stated goal of $286 million
by 2015, TNT said it will consolidate services, optimize
infrastructure and increase productivity, and reduce indirect
costs.
TNT said that these changes will also result in roughly 4,000
employee layoffs over the next three years. The Wall Street
Journal reported that two thirds of the job cuts will take place in
Europe.
UPS was planning to acquire TNT Express for roughly $6.8
billion. But after several stops and starts the deal was officially
called off in January a formal decision from the European
Commission, the executive body of the European Union, which
prohibited the acquisition. UPS officials said that as a result of
the prohibition by the EC, the deal will not be completed, and
UPS and TNT have entered a separate agreement to terminate
the merger protocol.
Many of the ECs concerns over the deal were due to the
competitive parcel landscape in Europe, according to UPS. And
while
UPS said it proposed significant and tangible remedies to
address these concernsincluding a plan to sell some of its
assets, together with some TNT assets, to DPD, a parceldelivery firm controlled by French state-owned postal group La

Poste, which could have created a new pan-European

overnight-parcel delivery competitor, or integrator, according to
a Wall Street Journal reportit did not pass the ECs litmus test.
The failure of the UPS deal has really put TNT in a bind, said
Jerry Hempstead, president of Hempstead Consulting. They
lost much of the momentum they were working towards.

EXPRESS CONNECT
Express connect is a web-service which enables to integrate the
TNT Express services in our own systems and logistics
processes such as intranet extranet and website . By
integrating the XML commands in our own systems can very
easily book shipments , print shipping documents and track
parcels. XML enables you to requests tariff from our website or
incorporate them in our web-shop. Handy an extra service for
the customers

EXPRESS CONNECT FUNCTIONALITY

Shipping : book shipping and printing shipping documents
Tracking : facilities requesting a shipment status via the
consignment number or your own reference via XML for
customers.
Pricing : after forwarding the XML data file , TNT will send the
corresponding TNT tariff.

ADVANTAGES OF EXPRESS CONNECT

Book and track shipments fast and easy , print shipping
documents and request tariffs.

Integration in the logistics process and systems.

Suitable for integration with web-shop.
Full control over the distribution process.
Flexible and professional support
Personal assistance while installing and when support is
needed.

INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS
We work with our customers to meet both general commercial
needs and industry-specific requirements.
Generic solutions
We can offer your business order-consolidation, worldwide
storage and distribution, Service Logistics Solutions, after sales
services and more.
Industry specific requirements
We have experience in most vertical markets and offer tailored
services for Healthcare, Hi-tech & computing, Telecoms &
electronics, Automotive, Industrial and Textile and fashion
industries.
TNT has extensive expertise in most major vertical markets,
with dedicated teams who have unique insight into our
customers' needs. Our major customers in the automotive,
industrial, telecoms, electronics, computing, healthcare,
lifestyle and postal sectors all benefit from TNT's detailed
knowledge and understanding of their industries. To meet the
needs of large enterprises, our teams work closely with you to
develop solutions that help optimise and manage
infrastructure, processes and technologies. With years of
experience in reducing logistics costs and inventory, we use the
latest technologies to streamline the supply chain, ensuring the
fastest, most reliable route from suppliers to end-customers.
TNT tailors unique express logistics solutions to meet the exact
needs of our customers in all these industries. Our expanding
portfolio of value added solutions has already answered some
of the most difficult logistical challenges in the world. And we
are always ready to answer yours. Our Global Account

Management teams leverage their specific experience and

expertise in eight broad industry sectors, and an account
manager is appointed to be dedicated to the needs of each
customer. Learn more about these sectors and the solutions we
have developed for them by clicking on the links below:
Automotive
Industrial
Telecom
Electronics
Computing
Healthcare
Aerospace & Defence
We understand that the information requirements of large
enterprises in these sectors differ from one case to another, so
we offer a specially developed range of information
exchange and management solutions to fully support these
varying needs.

SHIPPING TOOLS
You can plan, price, send and track shipments from this
website, just click Shipping Tools on the top navigation bar.
When you are on the move, whatever device you have to hand,
you can track and trace your shipment with our mobile
services. With a PDA you can also price and ship deliveries and
more.

ELECTRONIC SHIPPING SYSTEMS

Our suite of electronic shipping systems enables your business

to integrate our services into your daily routines. There is a
product to suit:
low, medium or high frequency shipping
internal processes e.g. production line-to-dispatch
integration with your website to provide a seamless
service to your customers

SERVICE LOGISTICS
We live in a high technology world. End users continue to
expect increasing technical capability and reliability from their
products and services. However, market commoditisation
inevitably leads to lowered sales prices and squeezed profit
margin. In this changing landscape a manufacturer's
Aftermarket offering becomes a key differentiator for brand
loyalty, customer retention and sustained growth.
This is why TNT is proud to offer its Service Logistics value
propositions - to offer you a solution that empowers your
Aftermarket operations to deliver more.

OUTSOURCES SERVICES
Archive & records management
We can store and return to you, on-demand, archive
documents, IT back-up data and audio and visual media.
Financial & banking distribution
Our flexible services range from specialist collection of
vouchers and cheques across branch networks to distribution of
marketing material.
Mailroom & facilities management
We operate mailrooms on our customers' sites and at secure
off-site locations.

Project management
When specialist transport needs are part of your project, you
can rely on TNT special services project managers to deliver.
To find out if these services are available in your location
Write to us at in.specialservices@tnt.com or call us on our
customer care numbers.