• 400 logistics professionals inspired by a wealth ofinnovation insights at DHL India Innovation Day 2018

• DHL's Asia Pacific Innovation Awards 2018 recognizesbest-in-class innovations designed by employee teams

• Over 20 interactive exhibitson Augmented Reality, Big Data Analytics, IoT, Robotics, ArtificialIntelligence, Cold Chain and Last Mile Innovations

MUMBAI, INDIA - Media OutReach - 6 September 2018 - IoT-powered smart parcel lockers,"smart trucks" with live temperature tracking capabilities, and autonomouscollaborative robots were just some of over 20 disruptive technologiesexhibited by start-ups and innovative DHL employee teams at the highly-anticipatedlogistics innovation event, DHL India Innovation Day, held in Mumbai this year.

Themed Driving the Digital Future, more than 400 customers, senior supply chainprofessionals, innovators and start-ups were equipped with awealth of social and technology trend insights, plus cutting-edgeinnovation tools to accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

"Iam truly impressed by DHL's thought-leadership in logistics innovation --changing the way business is done globally. We have learnt today that when innovationand sustainability mix, many doors open. Lives become more meaningful, businessesmore sustainable and services more affordable. From a transporter of goods toone of gratitude, this event provided tremendous hope for this country and evenhumanity," said keynote speaker Dr AnilKumar Gupta, a globally renowned scholar in the area of grassroots innovationand Padma Shri awardee.

Top start-ups such as Locus, FarEye and DHL-grown start-up DHL SmarTrucking notonly shared their journeys of disrupting traditional logistics paradigms, butalso showcased their technologies in the Experiencethe Future exhibition among 20 others in the fields of Big Data Analytics,IoT, Automation, Artificial Intelligence and more.

Also exhibiting their innovations were three winners of the DHLAsia Pacific Innovation Awards 2018. The Awards celebrate outstanding employee-designedsolutions that have yielded significant results after deployment. The 2017 awards celebrated a winning Indian team,from DHL eCommerce subsidiary Blue Dart, who developed a digital paymentsolution which enables couriers in India to collect cash-on-delivery paymentsthrough mobile Point of Sale devices, instead of physical cash.

This year's winner in the Most InnovativeCustomer Solution category was DHL Supply Chain China, Yan Jiao BMWWarehouse Operations team for BMW Brilliance, the joint venture that producesand distributes passenger cars for automobile giant BMW in mainland China. Theteam, with BMW, developed a series of five hardware and software tools such asthe "Bin Type Allocation Tool". This software alone yielded over 500%improvement in productivity, as it helps maximize storage space in thewarehouse by simulating and calculating the best stacking patterns. The DHLteam was also recognized by BMW, who bestowed the team with "The Global GoldenAward", as most innovative logistics provider at the BMW Annual LogisticsConference.

Another DHL Supply Chain solution was lauded as joint-winnerof the Most Innovative Employee Team award.The Smart Yard Management system utilizes cutting-edge Narrow Band Internet ofThings (NB-IoT) technology to fully automate the scheduling, dispatching andrecording of vehicle traffic in the yard. The system now sees an almost 30%improvement in the unloading process and on-time deliveries.

"Innovation is in the details. Technology is key, and whenapplied with in-depth expertise, we will see the ability to make significantgains in our customer's warehouse operations. We constantly strive to be themost customer-centric logistics service provider, and turnkey solutions thatyield better results are what drive us to innovate," said Yin Zou, CEO, DHLSupply Chain Greater China.

The other joint-winner of the Most Innovative Employee Team award was the DHL Express South AsiaHub team in Singapore. The facility is outfitted with the industry's first fully automatedexpress parcel sorting and processing system in South Asia, and can handle 24,000shipments and documents an hour.

Using affordable off-the-shelftechnology, the team invented aSorter Search System (SSS) thatproactively searches for shipments that may have slipped under the hub's305 carriers, in just 10 minutes.The bespoke imaging solution onlytakes two to five minutes to set-up, fully automates the checking process, andcaptures live footage on the crew's mobile devices.

Samuel Lee, General Manager, South Asia Hub, DHL ExpressSingapore said: "The Sorter Search System is just one example of the culture wehave in DHL to constantly seek improvements in all we do. It is something weare particularly proud of because it encapsulates our key attributes of speed,passion, can-do attitude and getting it right the first time."

DHL -- The logisticscompany for the world

DHL is the leading global brand in thelogistics industry. Our DHL family of divisions offer an unrivalled portfolioof logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery,e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international express, road, airand ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With about 360,000employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, DHL connectspeople and businesses securely and reliably, enabling global trade flows. Withspecialized solutions for growth markets and industries including technology,life sciences and healthcare, energy, automotive and retail, a provencommitment to corporate responsibility and an unrivalled presence in developingmarkets, DHL is decisively positioned as "The logistics company for the world".

DHL is part ofDeutsche Post DHL Group. The Group generated revenues of more than 60 billioneuros in 2017.