This can include monitoring the contents' temperature and humidity, as well as registering a package's exposure to daylight and transportation shocks. DHL SMARTSENSOR was developed specifically for the needs of the Life Sciences & Healthcare industry, but there is growing interest from other sectors, such as Automotive, Food and Technology. It enables DHL to develop integrated cold chain solutions in a highly competitive logistics market.

RFID for Fashion enables customers to gain various benefits like real-time visibility of stock and shipments. Furthermore, item level control from production to reverse logistics is available. Beyond that, RFID for Fashion offers enhanced anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft solutions on individual item level.

In collaboration with its partner network, Solutions & Innovation has developed an intelligent technology for dynamic route planning – the DHL SMART TRUCK. The concept combines state-of-the-art information, navigation and communication technologies and offers delivery drivers and service partners valuable benefits.

Tighter and more complex product safety legislation has driven up the numbers of product recalls over the course of the last few years. As consumer safety requirements become more stringent and pressure to reduce costs more pressing, the likelihood of a recall increases. DHL has a new solution that will ensure its customers are well prepared.