DHL is the number one international express delivery service. Every year, the company carries more than one billion shipments with 4,400 local offices, 238 gateways, and 450 hubs, warehouses and terminals. 72,000 vehicles service more than 120,000 destinations in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. DHL services 4.2 million customers around the world and brings in revenues of over fifty billion dollars annually. In order to meet the customer's expectations of speed and reliability, DHL needs to maintain efficient operations in every step of the sorting and delivery process.