Deutsche Post AG and it's subsidiaries, collectively known as DHL Group, engages in the provision of mail and logistics services. The company is headquartered in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen and currently employs 573,100 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2000-11-20. The firm is the parent company of DHL Group. Under the DHL and Deutsche Post brands, DHL Group provides services like international express shipping, freight transport, supply chain management, e-commerce and post and parcel services. The Group operates through five divisions: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight, Supply Chain; eCommerce; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express division offers time-definite courier and express services. The Global Forwarding, Freight division comprises international air, ocean and overland freight forwarding services. The Supply Chain division delivers customized logistics services and supply chain based on globally standardized modular components including warehousing, transport and value-added services. The eCommerce division offers international parcel delivery service. The Post & Parcel Germany division transports, sorts and delivers documents and goods in and outside of Germany.
