Proton launches two centralised logistics hubs to increase efficiency

16 May 2011 - Proton, through its subsidiary Proton Edar and logistics provider Konsortium Logistik Berhad, has launched 2 new centralized logistics hubs. This was done through its subsidiary and dealer network company Proton Edar as well as Konsortium Logistik Berhad (KLB), their logistic provider where the 2 new centers will be located in Sijangkang and another one in Tanjung Malim, home to their manufacturing plant.

The Centre for Logistics, Allocation, Storage and Services (CLASS) hubs were launched by Proton advisor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at an official opening ceremony in Sijangkang, Kuala Langat, yesterday.

With both hubs in operation, cars from the Proton Shah Alam manufacturing plant are now sent to the Sijangkang hub for staging, storage, pre-delivery inspection and pre-shipment inspection before being sent via trucks to sales outlets, to be subsequently delivered to customers.

Meanwhile, the same process will also take place in the Tanjung Malim plant which also houses its own CLASS hub. Apart from that, the CLASS hubs also provide logistic planning, vehicle storage, stock storage maintenance services too among others.

The Sijangkang hub started operating last April where it could accommodate up to 7,000 cars at any time while the Tanjung Malim facility is able to accommodate up to 6,000 units. Both the hubs remarkable delivered 14,573 units to its network in April.

According to Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin, the Managing Director of Proton Group, the company would not be able to maximize its efficiency in terms of logistics as the costs and delivery time are reduced. With that in place, they can spend more time and focus on increasing their customer’s satisfaction both in the local and global markets respectively. The significant change with the new hubs is that pre-delivery inspection was done previously at the service outlets before the customers receive their cars. This means that when the car now gets to the service outlets, they are checked and ready to roll.