Groenewout has shared his knowledge and extensive experience in supply chain management as a guest lecturer at the VU University of Amsterdam on February 26th. This year the lecture was about how to align supply chains with business strategies. For instance cost leadership companies require a different operations approach than what differentiators should do. Groenewout...

‘Idling at work’ describes employees who are physically present but not optimally productive, i.e. they are not pulling their weight. It is a common occurrence in warehouse environments, but many companies don’t even realize it. Tackling this problem can save 10 to 20% on labor costs without requiring any investment. Click here to read the...

Domino’s Pizza is moving its main facility to the Dutch city of Nieuwegein. The new distribution center (DC), comprising approx. 18,000 square meters, is being built at the Het Klooster business park and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2020. The existing facility in Gorinchem combines warehousing with the daily production of...

As logistics manager at Hollister – an independent company headquartered in the USA that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide – Job Sonke is responsible for the European distribution center. Job not only coordinated the centralization of Hollister’s distribution activities in 2007, but also the transition to a larger distribution center in 2016. Groenewout...

Mari van Kuijk (left) and Alain Beerens Groenewout is a logistics consultancy firm specializing in advice, implementation and optimization relating to logistics and supply chain networks and processes in all industries. As the new Managing Director, Alain Beerens is now responsible for the day-to-day management of Groenewout. As of 1 April 2019, Alain Beerens has taken

The preparations are well under way for the Dutch Logistics Webshop of the Year award 2019: 20 april:  Deadline for applications 13 june:    Shortlisted candidates will pitch themselves to the expert jury at Emerce in Amsterdam 26 june:   Announcement of the winner of the Logistics Webshop of the Year award during the event...

On 4 April, Dirk Becks will be speaking during the ‘Automation 2019, the future of automated applications for packaging and logistics’ event at the Brabanthallen venue in the Dutch city of Den Bosch. The growth of e-fulfilment is increasing the labor intensity per order due to the manual work involved in packing an order, handling...

On 15 November, UniPartners Eindhoven held the third edition of UP 2 Consultancy. UniPartners Eindhoven is an academic consultancy firm aimed at offering students work experience and giving companies access to up-to-date academic knowledge.   This year’s edition of UP 2 Consultancy was attended by 70 students who were all keen to learn more about the...

Blokker is transforming its traditional distribution center (DC) in the Dutch city of Geldermalsen into an omnichannel DC. This marks an important step in the retailer’s redesign of its logistics activities in order to keep pace with the changing consumer market. The new DC in Geldermalsen will further improve the company’s alignment with the...

In quick succession, five different Dutch supermarket chains have recently decided to partly or fully automate their distribution centers. At Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Plus, Hoogvliet and Spar, activities that up until now have been performed by hundreds of order pickers will soon be taken care of by a complex system of robots and conveyors....