Description Baars & Bloemhoff is part of “De Stiho Groep” (DSG) and is a wholesaler for decorative plywood and sheets. Their customers are within the Netherlands and the order fulfillment starts at the Distribution Center in Zaandam from where they manage the distribution themselves.   Opportunities The new logistics concept resulting from the feasibility study was validated and approved by senior management.  This implementation was captured under the project name “BLOEM”. Baars & Bloemhoff requested support for executing...

Description BVB-substrates in De Lier, is part of Kekkilä-BVB and produces substrates (growing media) for plants in the professional and retail consumer market.   Opportunities BVB-substrates needed to implement a new logistics concept in De Lier which improved the storage capacity and storage conditions to meet the seasonal peek and market demand. To allow for the growth a warehouse was designed and realized, which included a conveyor connection with the production area, multi layer storage, shuttle operated drive in...

Description   Give Room to Nature Elho is a Dutch family owned business located in Tilburg. For more than 55 years elho designs, produces and sells synthetic pottery. Elho wants to bring nature into people’s daily lives with sustainable pots and smart solutions that make both consumers and nature happy.   Opportunities The primary goal of this project was to determine how to optimally utilize the available adjacent land plot for expansion needs along with a reduction in (3PL) costs. ...

Description PartsPoint is a company specialized in sales and the distribution of automotive parts and accessories. It owns various brands and retail formulas (i.e. Brezan) in this competitive and specialized line of business. The head office and main distribution center of PartsPoint Group are located in Ede, in the Netherlands. Opportunities A redesign of the supply network (central DC, depots and shops) required a change in the central DC. Groenewout designed a new concept for small item storage...

  Description Sandvik is a Swedish engineering group in mining and rock excavation, metal-cutting and materials technology. From their 13.500 m² distribution center in Venlo they distribute over 5.500 different products. Opportunities The distribution center in Venlo has two warehouse tents due to the lack of space in the warehouse itself. Because Sandvik changed their assortment in 2019, they asked Groenewout to update the fire loading and to verify if the fire loading still meets the compartmentalization requirements...

Description Sandvik is a Swedish engineering group in mining and rock excavation, metal-cutting and materials technology. From their 13.500 m² distribution center in Venlo they distribute over 5.500 different products. Opportunities The distribution center in Venlo had already a warehouse tent due to the lack of space. Because Sandvik expanded their current activities and introduced new activities, even more space was needed. Sandvik wanted to increase the storage space by getting an extra warehouse tent. They asked...

  Description Coolmark BV is the largest refrigeration wholesaler and air conditioning distributor in the Netherlands. Their product range contains approx. 19 000 articles. Coolmark is part of the Beijer Ref. Group. Opportunities After completing the redesign study for Beijer Ref., Coolmark requested Groenewout to lead the RFQ process to tender their current outsourced warehouse & distribution operation. Solution Groenewout’s support consisted of the following elements: Analyze current flows, processes and data Set up RFI document and long list 3PL’s ...

Description Bol.com opened its web shop on March 30, 1999. More than twenty years later bol.com has 10 million active customers in the Netherlands and Belgium and a range of more than 20 million products. Bol.com is one of the most popular web shops in the Netherlands and Belgium. In 2018 bol.com realized over 2 billion turnover. At bol.com, customers find the largest selection in a large number of product categories with books & e-books in...

Description Bol.com opened its web shop on March 30, 1999. More than twenty years later bol.com has 10 million active customers in the Netherlands and Belgium and a range of more than 20 million products. Bol.com is one of the most popular web shops in the Netherlands and Belgium. In 2018 bol.com realized over 2 billion turnover. At bol.com, customers find the largest selection in a large number of product categories with books & e-books in...

Description PartsPoint is a company specialized in sales and the distribution of automotive parts and accessories. It owns various brands and retail formulas (i.e. Brezan) in this competitive and specialized line of business. The head office and main distribution center of PartsPoint Group are located in Ede, in the Netherlands. Opportunities A redesign of the supply network (central DC, depots and shops) required a change in the central DC. Groenewout designed a new concept for small item storage...