Müller - Die lila Logistik

Name

Müller - Die lila Logistik

Legal name

Müller - Die lila Logistik SE

Website

https://lila-logistik.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Müller - Die lila Logistik SE is a German public contract-logistics provider offering warehousing, transport, and supply-chain consulting through its Lila Operating and Lila Consult divisions, serving Automotive, Medical/Pharma, and Industrial Mittelstand clients across Germany and Poland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Logistics Services

NAICS

General Freight Trucking (4841), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

E-commerce Fulfillment & Omnichannel Logistics (Pick/Pack/Returns) (TLAIAAAD)

Keywords

• Contract logistics services
• Warehouse management
• Transport logistics
• Supply chain consulting
• E-fulfillment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Besigheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Factory Services: Kontraktlogistik services including inhouse and exhouse logistics, warehousing, value added services, assembly, commissioning, packaging, and customs clearance for production and distribution logistics.
2. Route Services: Transportation management including national and international FTL transports, JIT/JIS deliveries, shuttle transports, mega-trailer services, cross-docking, and trailer yard management.
3. Logistics Outsourcing Consulting: Advisory services including Make-or-Buy analysis, process optimization, and implementation support for logistics outsourcing projects.
4. Logistik Cockpit 4.0 Consulting: Steering and management consulting for operational logistics optimization, including process transparency and employee management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Müller - Die lila Logistik SE provides contract logistics services including multi-client warehousing, transport management with its own truck and trailer fleet, and value-added services such as picking, packing, returns handling, and customs clearance. Through its Lila Consult division, the company additionally offers independent logistics and supply-chain consulting. Customers operate across automotive, medical & pharma, consumer goods, industrial, electronics, publishing, e-fulfillment, and fashion/retail verticals, with execution delivered across multiple German sites and a Polish subsidiary.

Product overview

Müller - Die lila Logistik SE operates as a contract logistics provider with two core divisions: Lila Operating delivers warehouse, transport, and value-added logistics services through Factory (warehousing) and Route (transport management) sub-products across multi-customer facilities and inhouse operations; Lila Consult provides strategic consulting including Make-or-Buy Analysis, Logistik Cockpit 4.0 controlling tools, business model development, and co-creation services. The company serves 11 industry verticals (Automotive, Healthcare, Industrial, Electronics, etc.) and maintains a sustainable fleet with alternative drive systems. VORDENKEN is their thought-leadership book publication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lila Solution Factory: A co-creation approach where service products are assembled according to individual customer needs and aligned holistically through customer involvement in solution development.
• Logistik Cockpit 4.0
• VORDENKEN

Products and services

• Lila Operating Operational division offering outsourced warehousing and transport management services to enterprise and mid-market customers across Germany and Poland, supported by an in-house truck and Mega-Trailer fleet.
• Lila Consult Independent logistics and supply-chain consulting arm providing advisory services to corporate customers alongside the company's contract logistics operations.
• Multi-Client Warehousing Shared-warehouse storage solution across multiple German sites, designed for customers from automotive, medical & pharma, consumer goods, industrial, electronics, publishing, e-fulfillment, and fashion/retail verticals.
• Transport Logistics Outsourced transport management service operated with a dedicated fleet of 90 trucks and 190 Mega-Trailers, covering domestic German distribution and cross-border flows to Poland.
• E-Fulfillment E-commerce fulfillment service including picking, packing, and returns handling for retail, fashion, and publishing customers.
• Value-Added Services Logistics value-added services including picking, packing, quality assurance, returns handling, and customs clearance offered as part of the warehousing and transport portfolio.
• Customs and Trade Services Customs clearance and trade-compliance handling provided as part of cross-border logistics services, including flows through the Polish subsidiary.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9% more volume, 9% more loading space, 9% less CO2 with Euro-Trailers compared to standard trailers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for testing HVO100 (synthetic fuels) in trucks. Collaboration with KIT and an automotive manufacturer to test alternative drive systems and sustainable fuels since 2020.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• BLG Logistics: Bremen-headquartered German logistics provider with automotive, contract-logistics and forwarding services; comparable in automotive vertical exposure and German Mittelstand customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Global German-headquartered 3PL offering contract logistics, road, air, and sea freight; midsize customer base and automotive vertical exposure make it a natural competitive comparator to Lila.
• Rhenus Logistics: Internationally diversified German 3PL with warehousing, transport, and contract-logistics services including automotive and industrial segments; competes with Lila in Germany and overlaps in CEE/Poland operations.
• DSV: Large global forwarder with growing contract-logistics arm post-Schenker/DHL-freight-forwarding deals; relevant peer for cross-border European logistics contracts bid against Lila's Route services.
• DACHSER: Large German-headquartered logistics incumbent with combined transport, warehousing, and contract-logistics services across Europe; broader network and scale compete with Lila for the same Mittelstand and automotive contracts.
• Kuehne + Nagel: Global Swiss-headquartered forwarder/3PL with significant contract-logistics footprint in Germany; competes with Lila in automotive and healthcare verticals at the upper end of the Mittelstand segment.
• DHL Supply Chain (Deutsche Post DHL Group): World's largest contract-logistics operator, active in all 11 of Lila's target verticals in Germany and Poland; represents the high-end scale competitor on framework tenders.

Direct peers

• FIEGE Logistik: German family-owned contract-logistics provider with multi-customer warehousing, e-fulfillment, automotive and consumer-goods vertical expertise, and an owned fleet — directly comparable operating model and Mittelstand focus.
• Spedition Nagel-Group: Family-run German logistics group with temperature-controlled and ambient warehousing plus transportation services; competes with Lila particularly in food/consumer-goods contract logistics across Germany and Poland.
• Logwin AG: Publicly listed logistics specialist (Grevenmacher, Luxembourg / Germany-adjacent) with contract logistics and transport solutions across European markets, comparable to Lila in size and vertical mix (retail, automotive, industrial).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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