Menlo Worldwide Builds on its Chinese Foundation
Shanghai, China
July 18, 2005
By
Evan Armstrong
Key Personnel:
Collin Lim, General Manager North Asia
Antonio Kang, Business Development Manager
Oliver Han, Operations Manager
In a recent visit to Shanghai we had the opportunity to review Menlo Worldwide’s China operations. Menlo Worldwide has over 40 years of experience in China. In 1962 it established a Hong Kong office and in 1999 Menlo Worldwide established a wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai–Menlo Worldwide Logistics (Shanghai) Company Ltd. Recently, Menlo Worldwide established another wholly-owned subsidiary Menlo Worldwide Warehousing Co., Ltd providing non-bonded warehousing and value added logistics services.
Today, Menlo Worldwide has two main supply chain offices in mainland China: Hong Kong and Shanghai. These offices provide regional engineering, business development, information technology and finance & administrative support services to Menlo Worldwide’s operations.
Menlo Worldwide’s China service offering includes: value-added warehouse management, domestic and international transportation management, vendor managed inventory (VMI), light assembly, customs brokerage, tax & duty handling, foreign trade zone, bonded warehousing and financial services.
Menlo Worldwide has approximately 140 employees in mainland China supporting nine operations. The logistics operations are located as follows:
1. Shanghai (Wai Gao Qiao)
a. Multi-Client Logistics Center
b. Two Dedicated Logistics Centers
2. Hongqiao (Shanghai)
a. Multi-Client Logistics Center
3. Shenzhen
a. One Dedicated Logistics Center
4. Kunshan
a. One Dedicated Logistics Center
5. Hong Kong
a. Multi-Client Logistics Center
Some of the facilities are TAPA (Technology Asset Protection Association) certified while all of its other facilities are benchmarked after TAPA “Level A” certification requirements and Menlo Worldwide’s Shanghai operations are also ISO9001 certified.
Menlo Worldwide’s P.R. of China locations are shown as orange rectangles on the map below; blue circles are partner facilities.
Menlo’s New Multi-User warehouse in Hong Kong is shown below.