Master Internship: Competitive Transport Lead Time Optimization

The Transport Department is part of PACCAR Parts After Sales Operations and is responsible for managing global transportation activities. A team of 12 professionals centrally coordinates all transport operations from Eindhoven, with one clear objective: delivering parts to DAF dealers as quickly and efficiently as possible.

To maintain and strengthen our competitive position, we continuously seek opportunities to improve our logistics network, transportation processes, and customer service levels across Europe.

Your Assignment

As a Transport Optimization Intern, you will analyze and benchmark DAF's parts delivery performance against competitors across Europe. Your objective is to identify the fastest achievable delivery lead times from our warehouses to DAF dealers and determine how we can outperform competing aftermarket networks.

You will investigate current transportation and warehouse operations, analyze competitor capabilities, and identify opportunities to improve service levels. No solution is off the table: from optimizing existing warehouse and transport operations to evaluating new distribution center locations and network configurations.

Key tasks

• Analyze current delivery lead times from PACCAR Parts warehouses to DAF dealers across Europe.
• Research and benchmark competitor aftermarket logistics networks and delivery performance.
• Identify regional differences in service levels and uncover areas where DAF can gain a competitive advantage.
• Map transportation "hotspots" and "black spots" by country and region.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve lead times.
• Perform data-driven analyses to determine the potential impact of proposed improvements.
• Develop a prioritized roadmap of recommendations based on business value and feasibility.
• Collaborate closely with Transport Operations, Marketing, and Sales teams to understand customer expectations and competitive positioning

To maintain and strengthen our competitive position, we continuously seek opportunities to improve our logistics network, transportation processes, and customer service levels across Europe.

Your Assignment

Key tasks

• Analyze current delivery lead times from PACCAR Parts warehouses to DAF dealers across Europe.
• Research and benchmark competitor aftermarket logistics networks and delivery performance.
• Identify regional differences in service levels and uncover areas where DAF can gain a competitive advantage.
• Map transportation "hotspots" and "black spots" by country and region.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve lead times.
• Perform data-driven analyses to determine the potential impact of proposed improvements.
• Develop a prioritized roadmap of recommendations based on business value and feasibility.
• Collaborate closely with Transport Operations, Marketing, and Sales teams to understand customer expectations and competitive positioning

To maintain and strengthen our competitive position, we continuously seek opportunities to improve our logistics network, transportation processes, and customer service levels across Europe.

Your Assignment

Key tasks

• Analyze current delivery lead times from PACCAR Parts warehouses to DAF dealers across Europe.
• Research and benchmark competitor aftermarket logistics networks and delivery performance.
• Identify regional differences in service levels and uncover areas where DAF can gain a competitive advantage.
• Map transportation "hotspots" and "black spots" by country and region.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve lead times.
• Perform data-driven analyses to determine the potential impact of proposed improvements.
• Develop a prioritized roadmap of recommendations based on business value and feasibility.
• Collaborate closely with Transport Operations, Marketing, and Sales teams to understand customer expectations and competitive positioning

To maintain and strengthen our competitive position, we continuously seek opportunities to improve our logistics network, transportation processes, and customer service levels across Europe.

Your Assignment

Key tasks

• Analyze current delivery lead times from PACCAR Parts warehouses to DAF dealers across Europe.
• Research and benchmark competitor aftermarket logistics networks and delivery performance.
• Identify regional differences in service levels and uncover areas where DAF can gain a competitive advantage.
• Map transportation "hotspots" and "black spots" by country and region.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve lead times.
• Perform data-driven analyses to determine the potential impact of proposed improvements.
• Develop a prioritized roadmap of recommendations based on business value and feasibility.
• Collaborate closely with Transport Operations, Marketing, and Sales teams to understand customer expectations and competitive positioning