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Further Developments and Outlook Group Management Report
Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2007
Performance and profi tability opportunities
In the MAIL Division, we have signi cantly enhanced our competitive focus and
brought our portfolio clearly into line with customer needs in recent years. We are
thus well prepared for full liberalisation of the German mail market. We aim to hold
our market position as far as possible. As a full-service provider in international mail
logistics, we are simultaneously pursuing pro table expansion in open markets.
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EXPRESS Division relies on strong regional units linked by a global network. We
are optimising this network on an ongoing basis to secure our competitive position
and hence our future success. Current major projects include the relocation of our
central European air hub from Brussels to Leipzig/Halle and the construction of a
new air hub in Shanghai to serve the northern Asian region. Our presence in coun-
tries with high rates of growth presents a further opportunity for future success.
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LOGISTICS Division is excellently positioned now that the integration of Exel
has been successfully completed. rough close co-operation between our business
units, we o er customers a comprehensive portfolio in air, ocean and road transport
as well as in contract logistics from a single source. We are further extending our
international market position by expanding in rapidly growing logistics markets
such as China, India, Mexico and Brazil.
Postbank, whose core business includes retail banking, anticipates rising demand for
asset accumulation and protection, mortgage and consumer loan products. It plans
to use this trend to further expand its business and increase earnings per customer
on a long-term basis.
Other opportunities
In our Global Customer Solutions unit, we are intensifying co-operation within
the Group for major customers in order to meet changing market conditions and
customer needs. We see this as an opportunity to deploy our global expertise as a
sustained competitive advantage and to translate it into commercial success.
Opportunities are also presented by the Global Business Services unit. We will in-
crease e ciency through continuous improvement of organisational structures and
processes in internal services such as procurement, property management and IT.
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