Runbow Logistics

Infobox_Company
company_name = Runbow Logistics
company_

company_type = Private
foundation = 2005
location = flagicon|China Shanghai, China
key_people = Nick Zhang (CEO) Vanessa Guo (V.P. – Key Account Management) Jet Lu (Operation Manager)
industry = Logistics
num_employees = 500 (2008)
services = Freight Forwarding Distribution Warehousing Value-added services
homepage = [http://www.runbow-logistics.com/ www.runbow-logistics.com]

Runbow Logistics is a private Chinese third-party logistics provider, created in 2005 in Shanghai. Although it is a Chinese company, Runbow Logistics has many foreign customers such as IKEA, Decathlon, Hilti, Danone etc.

Overview

Rainbow Logistics was created in June 2005 in Shanghai, China by Nick Zhang (CEO) and Jet Lu (Operation Manager) both of them coming from [http://www.srl.com.cn/en/ Shanghai Rainbow Logistics] . Vanessa Guo (V.P. – Key Account Manager) joined them at the very beginning. (The name of the company changed to Runbow Logistics in March 2008)

The same year, they began to work with IKEA, their main customer they are still working with.In 2006, two subsidiaries were created in China: first in Guangzhou (January) and then in Beijing (July).

As of 2008, the company has 3 branches in Shanghai (headquarters), Guangzhou and Beijing, 10 operation offices and 500 employees all over China.

Runbow Logistics is present worldwide thanks to three logistic partners:
* [http://www.clasquin.com/eng/index.html Clasquin] : worldwide network
* [http://www.tendron.com/ Tendron] : European network (mainly France)
* [http://www.zjs.com.cn/eng/ ZJS Express] : Chinese network

Activities

*Consultancy in supply chain
*Warehousing and Distribution Center Management
*Long haul transportation
*Store delivery
*Value added services
*Home delivery
*Freight forwarding
*IT systems

Main customers

*Fashion (garment and shoes)
**Adidas
** [http://www.dim.fr/index.php Dim]
**Decathlon

*Home Furnishing
**Ikea
** [http://www.boloni.co.za/index.asp Boloni]

*Cosmetics
**Avon

*Automotive and Industrial (spare parts)
**Hilti
** [http://www.greif.com/ Greif]

*FMCG and cold chain
**Danone
**Paul

ee also

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External links

* [http://www.chinainsight689.com/ China Insight]
* [http://www.sitl.eu/site/GB/Events,C589,I589,Zoom-878ae9061d3af4bbb32c62b17bd6805b.htm SITL 2008]
* [http://www.esli.fr/fr/menu-principal/relation-internationale/nos-partenaires.html ESLI (Ecole Supérieure de Logistique Industrielle)]