Corporate | 21 April 2004 09:00

Müller-Die lila Logistik receives additional order from Valeo

Corporate-news announcement sent by DGAP. The sender is solely responsible for the contents of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Müller-Die lila Logistik AG receives additional order from VALEO Wischersysteme GmbH Customer relations at the Besigheim site further strengthened Besigheim, 21 April 2004 – VALEO Wischersysteme GmbH, based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, transfers further logistics services to Müller-Die lila Logistik AG. The co-operation between the two companies which has been maintained since March 2001 will now be further expanded. The services agreement about all previous and newly contracted services is for 5 years and a two-digit sales volume over the total duration. Scope of future services The services which will be taken over by Müller-Die lila Logistik AG by 30/06/2004 step by step cover: – Inbound production logistics for the Bietigheim production plant – Outbound production logistics including the organisation of finished goods distribution to a selected group of customers, and – the management of VALEO`s OEM specific empties and demand for empties. For the first time in the co-operation between these two companies, Müller-Die lila Logistik AG consolidates the component parts of the suppliers and provides the inbound production supplies of VALEO in accordance with just-in-time call-offs. In future, the logistics services will supply the production parts in three shifts operating 24 hours per day. In addition, the logistics platform of Müller-Die lila Logistik AG at the Besigheim location will be used to handle the “inter-company flow of goods”. This means that the component parts of Wischer Systeme produced by VALEO-Bietigheim will be distributed to numerous VALEO plants in Europe. Previous order volume Since the year 2001, Müller-Die lila Logistik AG has been handling outbound production logistics of the Bietigheim-based production plant of VALEO for parts of the customer distribution section. The scope covered the receipt and acceptance of goods, individual packagings and the organisation of the freight carriers as well as administrative services. Furthermore, Müller-Die lila Logistik AG handles the procurement of packaging means for production. Prospect Michael Müller, CEO of Müller-Die lila Logistik AG, comments on the agreement as follows: “We are pleased that we will be able to support VALEO not only in the outbound, but also in the inbound production logistics as well as empties management.” Company profile Müller-Die lila Logistik AG is a provider of intelligent logistics solutions whose services are oriented strictly to the life cycles of its customers’ products. The business division Logistics Design renders comprehensive planning and consulting services. Experts from various disciplines draw up an optimal works concept for ensuring production supply, and design entire supply chain processes. Complex processes that meet the highest standards of contract logistics are the area of the expertise of the business division Logistics Operating. The company is listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. For further information: VALEO Malene Pickles, Tel.: ++33 140 55 2074 Corporate press and public relations manager Malene.Pickles@valeo.com Müller – Die lila Logistik AG, Marcus Hepp, Tel.: +49 (0) 7143 8 10-123 marcus.hepp@lila-logistik.de http://www.lila-logistik.de end of message, (c)DGAP 21.04.2004 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 621468; ISIN: DE0006214687; Index: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 210900 Apr 04