Logistics

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Logistics
Sweden
The quality choice for centralized distribution
in Northern Europe
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Sweden gateway to three distinct markets
European Union
Baltic Sea region
Triple market presence

• Scandinavia - 30 million consumers
• Northern Europe/Baltic Sea region - 100 million
  consumers
• European Union- 450 million consumers

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Entire region can be reached quickly
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Major logistics hubs in Sweden
Transportation alternatives

Borås
Eskilstuna/Strängnäs
Göteborg
Halmstad
Jönköping/Nässjö
Malmö/Helsingborg/Landskrona
Norrköping/Linköping
Stockholm/Arlanda Airport
Västerås
Örebro
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Hub for regional headquarters in the Nordic
region
Examples of companies with regional HQs in Sweden
Sweden 66
Source Øresundsinstitutet, 2004
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Exapmles of foreign-owned companies using Sweden
for centralized distribution in Northern Europe
Helsingborg/Malmö
Västerås
Göteborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
Stockholm
Stockholm
Göteborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
Stockholm
Göteborg
Helsingborg/Malmö
Jönköping/Nässjö
Norrköping
Helsingborg/Malmö
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Honda A great place to cover the Nordic
markets.
Successful logistics center establishments

• Supplies car spare parts and accessories to seven
  markets in Northern Europe from the logistics
  center in Malmö (since 2001) Sweden, Denmark,
  Finland Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• State of the art facility of 4,000 sq.m. handles
  over 330,000 order lines annually.
• All transactions, including inventory
  assessments, are handled digitally..

Centralizing logistics activities to Sweden has
shortened delivery lead times, reduced
warehousing costs and increased total delivery
quality Hideo Masuda, managing director, Honda
Nordic
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ThomsonSweden one of five European logistics
hubs.
Successful logistics center establishments

• Thomson, the French manufacturer of home
  entertainment products, moved its Nordic
  distribution center from Denmark to Sweden in
  2002.
• Streamlined distribution from plant to
  end-customer.
• Covers market operations in the five Nordic
  countries Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and
  Iceland from Norrköping.

Placing our logistics hub in Sweden has brought
us closer to our main customers and contributed
to increasing sales in the Nordic region. Johan
Huss, managing director, Thomson Scandinavia
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Deep international business experienceMultination
al companies of Swedish origin
Source Invest in Sweden Agency, 2004
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Price levels Major cities2005, Index 100-Zurich
Cost attractions Value for money
Salary levelsMajor cities 2005, Index 100-Zurich
Source Watson Wyatt, 2005
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Competitive corporate tax rates2005, percent
Cost attractions Value for money
Source Deloitte, March 2005
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Flexible logistics labor

• Example 1 Eskilstuna region - Pool of logistics
  personnel
• A personnel pool established where the logistics
  companies in the region can lend personnel
  between each other.
• Cost reduction
• Increase in competence
• Skilled labor is retained
• Example 2 Shoe importer Nilson Group in Varberg
  Toyota model
• Warehouse personnel started working in two shifts
  in order to reduce overtime, injuries, absence
  due to illness, etc.
• Healthier and more efficient personnel
• Absence reduced from 17 to 4

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Why Sweden as logistiske knudepunkt

• The only country which offers 24-hour
  distribution to all major destinations in
  Northern Europe.
• The largest domestic market and the major
  economic center in the Nordic region.
• A wide selection of multi-modal logistics hubs.
• Sophisticated third-party logistics providers.
• Cutting-edge IT solutions, i.e RFID, traceability
  systems, etc.
• High productivity.
• Skilled labor higher education within
  logistics.
• English is a working language at all business
  levels.
• Efficient customs handling.

Centralizing logistics activities to Sweden has
shortened delivery lead times, reduced
warehousing costs and increased total delivery
quality Hideo Masuda, managing director, Honda
Nordic
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Good prospects for future growth2005, ranking
1. Finland
2. US
3. Sweden
4. Denmark
5. Taiwan
6. Singapore
7. Iceland
8. Switzerland
9. Norway
10. Australia
Source World Economic Forum, 2005
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