SSC - LS
The Logistics section provide CERN's community with optimal supply chain execution by offering the following rationalized, efficient and transparent services:
- Shipping office managing all external movements of goods, from and to suppliers or research institutes all over the world, including import, export, cross trade, and transit activities. It ensures compliance with export control regulations. It interacts with the competent authorities in Member States, in particular with those in the Host States. it targets the most suitable and cost-effective mode of transport for each shipment.
- Advice in the fields of customers, fiscal and export control matters to CERN's Departments, Users' Community, universities, collaborating institutes, numerous suppliers and contractors. It is in charge of the operative contacts with the customs and the export control authorities in the Host States.
- Reception of all incoming goods as well as the preparation of departing shipments by implementing labelling and packing according to international regulations
- Operation of all internal transports of goods from Goods reception/Stores buildings to any location on CERN site and vice versa
- Operation of internal removals
- Collection and distribution of internal mail, conditioning and franking of outgoing mail, and the reception and redistribution of incoming mail and small packages.
- Management of storage areas for accelerator equipment.