It should come as no surprise that BREEAM certification is hugely popular within logistics, because in this sector in particular a three-star rating is within easy reach thanks to lots of ‘low-hanging fruit’. However, there are a few hidden pitfalls, including ones related to benchmarking and the fiscal benefits that are associated with BREEAM...

E-commerce has a major impact on logistics activities, as various retailers have already found out for themselves. The problem is , when it comes to the optimal logistics set-up, there are currently more questions than answers. Groenewout claims that retailers face a dilemma: they must sometimes be pioneers of logistics solutions, but they may...

Trend: The supply chain has increasingly become a topic of discussion at board level, which means that companies are making plans that straddle the borders of their business units. The challenge is to be willing to work together and to have faith in the fact that an integral strategy will benefit the entire organization. “Within...

On 18 June Groenewout organized the latest innovation update and networking session in Breda. The program was divided into two sets of three parallel sessions, and the venue was Dinalog’s modern offices in Breda. With more than 30 participants and featuring plenty of knowledge sharing, interactive discussions and networking, the event was a resounding...

For any company, one of the biggest capital investments is stock. To put it in perspective: one month’s worth of stock is equivalent to investing just under 10% of your annual revenue. How many projects on that scale have you implemented in the past year? Achieving the right degree of product availability without excessively high...

The ‘pure’ e-tailers are continuing to evolve and expand, and some of them are in the midst of a process to open their own brick-and-mortar establishments. Almost all traditional retailers now also have a webshop in addition to their physical stores, and most suppliers are working hard – or at least have taken the...

The number of vacant industrial premises (manufacturing and logistics facilities) has been growing for many years. The latest figures published recently by Dutch property association NVM showed that 12.6 million square meters of industrial premises are currently standing empty. Logistics facilities account for almost 3 million square meters of that total, and the category has...