Belcorp and Kuehne + Nagel enter into supply chain management partnership

Oct 15, 2016: Manufacturers of beauty and cosmetic products, Belcorp has chosen Kuehne + Nagel as its preferred provider for intercontinental cargo flows and as its exclusive partner for end-to-end shipment order management.

According to the contract, Kuehne + Nagel handles shipment order management, door-to-door visibility, monitoring, tracking and exception management for Belcorp through a team of integrated logistics experts in Bogota, Colombia. The solution provided by Kuehne + Nagel includes an electronic data interchange system (EDI) enabling seamless information exchange between the logistics provider and Belcorp’s financial department. Transportation services include all air freight and sea freight operations from Europe, Asia and within the Americas.

“When we started with the implementation project we knew that we had a challenging timeline considering the required level of integration. We are glad to see that all operations were implemented on schedule,” stated Gian Paolo Gandini, corporate sourcing director, Belcorp. “During the whole process, Kuehne + Nagel supported us with high professionalism and state-of-the-art technical solutions.”

Boris Franchomme, Managing Director, Kuehne + Nagel Andean cluster, said, “We look forward to supporting Belcorp’s growth targets by offering our end-to-end logistics services. Partnering with Belcorp confirms Kuehne + Nagel’s capability to develop and provide tailor-made solutions that are able to reduce logistics costs and increase process efficiency.”