{"id":108184,"date":"2026-03-19T10:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trans-o-flex.com\/digital-magazine\/flexible-loesung-fuer-komplexe-aufgaben\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:13:27","slug":"a-flexible-solution-for-complex-tasks","status":"publish","type":"digital-magazine","link":"https:\/\/www.trans-o-flex.com\/en\/digital-magazine\/a-flexible-solution-for-complex-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"A flexible solution for complex tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"big\"><strong>Avantor: how the group that specialises in laboratory equipment relies on a three-tier logistics concept for the storage and distribution of its goods in Europe \u2013 and which role trans-o-flex plays in all this. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\u201cThis logistical task is one of the most complex tasks I have ever come across,\u201d states Eugen G\u00fcnther full of admiration. As Chief Sales Officer at trans-o-flex, he has already encountered many logistical challenges during his 15-year career at the express service provider. What he admires most about this task \u2013 and the way in which it is solved \u2013 can be summarised in just one word: \u201cFlexibility! That is possibly the decisive factor in ensuring the success of Avantor\u2019s logistics.\u201d According to G\u00fcnther, Avantor and its logistics service providers manage to break down the complexity of logistics in the direction of operational excellence and efficiency by virtue of very high levels of flexibility. \u201cAt trans-o-flex we are proud to be part of this solution. And we are ready, in collaboration with GEODIS, to take on additional responsibility both in Europe and worldwide.\u201d But what exactly makes the task so complex and what form does the solution take? What role does trans-o-flex play, and how can its contribution be further increased?<\/p>\n<p>To better understand the answers to these questions, some background information on Avantor is required. Avantor is a vertically integrated, global supplier of discovery-to-delivery solutions for the global life sciences, advanced technologies and research industries. Whether it is a thermometer or a centrifuge, a sterile stainless-steel workbench or a laboratory chair, chemicals or a a Pipette \u2013 even in Europe there is hardly a laboratory that does not order products from Avantor for its equipment or daily work. These include independent laboratories as well as those in universities, hospitals or public institutes, in pharmaceutical companies, in the wholesale trade and at chemical companies that conduct research or produce things. Almost everyone who operates a laboratory in this industry orders from Avantor. And within Europe, the logistics are led by VWR, a part of Avantor. VWR\u2019s expansive channel access and deep customer relationships strengthen Avantor\u2019s abilities, adding a vital new dimension to the full scope of solutions it can provide, from discovery to delivery.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]A three-tier warehouse system ensures, firstly, that most materials and products are always in stock and, secondly, that they are stored as close as possible to the customers. That is why there are three central distribution centres (CDC). They are in Bruchsal (Germany), Genk and Leuven (both in Belgium). There are also regional distribution centres (RDCs) that serve a specific country or region, such as the Iberian Peninsula. There are six of these in Europe: in Dublin (Ireland), Lutterworth (United Kingdom), Briare (France), Llinars del Vall\u00e8s (Spain), Siziano (Italy) and \u00d6rebro (Sweden). As the third tier, there are local distribution centres (LDC) in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>The CDCs assume a special importance in this three-tier structure. On the one hand, all three together form a virtual central warehouse in which a large proportion of the defined articles are kept in stock. On the other hand, the CDCs are responsible both for supplying the RDCs and LDCs and for the fine distribution within a country or a region. Bruchsal, for instance, supplies almost all RDCs and LDCs, as well as the other CDCs, and in addition delivers directly to customers in Germany.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][dhsv_vc_digital_magazine_teaserbox background_color=&#8221;#004A99&#8243; layout=&#8221;large_image&#8221; image=&#8221;108041&#8243;]Avantor and trans-o-flex were able to look back on 50 years of cooperation last year. When the cooperation was launched in 1975, the trans-o-flex customer was still called Bender &amp; Hobein, later \u201cMerck Eurolab\u201d, then VWR. VWR has been a part of Avantor since 2017. Today, VWR\u2019s expansive channel access and deep customer relationships strengthen Avantor\u2019s abilities, adding a vital new dimension to the full scope of solutions it can provide, from discovery to delivery.[\/dhsv_vc_digital_magazine_teaserbox][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\u201cFor this structure, trans-o-flex is the ideal partner by virtue of its flexibility and its ability to consolidate consignments,\u201d G\u00fcnther continues. No matter whether Avantor ships goods in parcels or on pallets, no matter from which warehouse location the goods originate, and whether they are hazardous goods or standard materials: trans-o-flex can handle all of this and deliver it to the recipient in a single shipment. Avantor also takes advantage of trans-o-flex\u2019s flexibility where larger volumes are involved. \u201cIn Bruchsal, for instance, the volumes are so large that we collect goods several times a day.\u201d This flexibility also applies at the IT level. \u201cAll parcels and pallets for one recipient \u2013 even if we collect them at different times at a location \u2013 are consolidated into a single consignment following the final collection and invoiced to Avantor as one shipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Dennis Sauder, Avantor\u2019s Distribution Service Manager for Region East &amp; Control Tower is responsible for the monitoring, handling and the continuous optimisation of the transport network, it is not only the high flexibility that argues in favour of cooperation with trans-o-flex, but also the transit time. \u201cFor instance, trans-o-flex collects from our CDC in Bruchsal as late as 5.30 p.m. Despite this late collection, more than 95 per cent of all Avantor consignments nationally are delivered the following working day.\u201d In doing so, Avantor generally makes use of standard consignments within the Tech Express service.<\/p>\n<p>For Sauder, reducing complexity also means that trans-o-flex can take on special tasks in addition to the distribution of goods to certain addresses, and thus eliminates the need for cooperation with additional partners. \u201cAt a large chemical company in northern Germany, trans-o-flex does not simply deliver, but also handles the fine distribution work across the large company premises. This not only involves delivering to different buildings but also placing the goods directly on specific shelves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Sauder, such examples also demonstrate that the cooperation with trans-o-flex offers potential for further development. \u201cAs a global organization, we must weigh the number of our partners carefully in order to further increase our efficiency.\u201d That is why, especially following the acquisition of trans-o-flex by GEODIS, he feels there are opportunities for further development. \u201cGEODIS is also a partner of Avantor in France, and from our point of view the addition of further international tasks would be conceivable \u2013 for instance in full truck loads between our CDCs and RDCs. A degree of expertise in the handling of hazardous goods such as that provided by trans-o-flex in Germany would also offer outstanding benefits for us as a European solution.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;108038&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Eugen Gu\u0308nther, Chief Sales Officer at trans-o-flex, \u00a9 Fotostudio Fischer Weinheim<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][dhsv_vc_digital_magazine_teaserbox background_color=&#8221;#004A99&#8243; layout=&#8221;large_image&#8221; image=&#8221;108033&#8243; title=&#8221;Avantor: successful through pure chemistry&#8221;]While studying chemistry, John Townsend Baker discovered that the laboratory chemicals he used in class were not pure enough to produce accurate results. Baker took matters into his own hands and in 1904 founded the J.T. Baker Chemical Company to manufacture chemicals with \u201cthe highest degree of purity commercially available\u201d. This company, which started with 20 employees in the US state of New Jersey, is today known as Avantor and has now more than 13,000 employees in over 30 countries. The world\u2019s top 20 pharmaceutical companies are customers of the company, and it is the number one global partner for laboratory consumables.[\/dhsv_vc_digital_magazine_teaserbox][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avantor: how the group that specialises in laboratory equipment relies on a three-tier logistics concept for the storage and distribution of its goods in Europe \u2013 and which role trans-o-flex plays in all this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":108036,"menu_order":5,"template":"","dhsv_digital_magazine_category":[1009],"dhsv_digital_magazine_type":[1006],"dhsv_digital_magazine_edition":[1046],"class_list":["post-108184","digital-magazine","type-digital-magazine","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dhsv_digital_magazine_category-customer-solutions","dhsv_digital_magazine_type-post-grid-en","dhsv_digital_magazine_edition-spring-2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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