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  Why companies are putting supply chain at the Executive Committee level? In our series of interviews with key Supply Chain and Logistics experts, we recently spoke to Mohamed Lasgaa of Dutch consulting house Groenewout. We talked about key trends and opportunities in logistics, the growing importance of the role of logistics and supply chain in companies, how the labour market should adopt new approaches, why supply chain approaches need to become extremely flexible and...

  Warehouse automation is a hot topic, and ever more companies are investing in robots, shuttles, or other systems. But how can you calculate the time it takes to recoup such investments? Rogier Verhaar answers this and other questions. In an attempt to make their operations faster and more efficient, an increasing number of companies are exploring options to automate their processes. The past few years have seen an enormous increase in the range of...

Building a multistory distribution center seems to have become a profitable option in the Netherlands, as a distribution center covering two or more floors enables better use of the available plot of land. Mari van Kuijk advocates a different approach to site optimization: explore the logistics options before looking for real estate solutions. Several multistory distribution centers have been built within a short space of time in the Netherlands. Examples include CTPark Amsterdam City, a...

** Part of publication 3 of 3-serie on Autostore published in Logistiek.nl February 2023 **   Is Autostore the best choice for you, or would it be better to keep looking for an alternative? To reach the right decision, first of all start by analyzing your process and then think about the secondary requirements that could play an important role. Dirk Becks explores the key considerations when it comes to Autostore. Despite having the same goal, similar concepts can...

Guest column Dirk Beck | Warehouse Totaal | Film als logistieke inspiratiebron - december 2022 Dirk Becks Sometimes, a movie can really strike a chord with me as a logistics professional. One example is Monsters Inc., a Pixar animation featuring an immense factory with a huge transport and storage system for doors. The protagonists’ dizzying ride through that system reminds me of the route a product would take through a state-of-the-art pocket sorter in an...

  In the Netherlands, work is currently underway on the construction of several multistory distribution centers allowing trucks to be loaded and unloaded on two levels. But what exactly is a multistory distribution center? And what are the key considerations when building one? Mari van Kuijk and Dirk Becks share their insights. The Netherlands is a densely populated country, so it is no surprise that the question of multistory distribution centers is a recurring topic. So...

With energy bills now at an all-time high, energy-saving measures make more sense than ever. Groenewout provides an overview of the key ‘quick wins’ for warehouse operations. It is not unusual for newly constructed warehouses to have an energy label of A, or even A+++, because today’s warehouses are built with sustainability in mind. However, making older existing warehouses and distribution centers more energy-efficient doesn’t always have to involve a lot of time and money...

While the term ‘digital twin’ tends to be widely used and abused nowadays, there are still very few examples of the concept itself being put into practice. Rather than being a simulation model, a digital twin is actually a tool that automatically controls processes, systems or even complete warehouses. In the first article in this series of two, Dirk Becks (from Groenewout) and Dirk-Jan Moens and Steven Hamoen (both from Talumis) explained what exactly...

While the term ‘digital twin’ tends to be widely used and abused nowadays, there are still very few examples of the concept itself being put into practice. What most people refer to as a ‘digital twin’ is often actually nothing more than a simulation model like the ones we have been using for years. So what is a digital twin exactly? Dirk Becks (from Groenewout) and Dirk-Jan Moens and Steven Hamoen (both from Talumis)...