ERP suppliers, and especially the major players, are continuously expanding their portfolios, often by acquiring new functionality. Warehouse management systems are one example, and others include e-commerce tools and supply chain collaboration platforms. So does ERP now have enough functionality on board that third-party modules are no longer necessary? And is this contributing to...

Groenewout and Supply Chain Media have prepared these ten questions to help you check whether your current distribution network setup supports your growth expectations and distribution approach. Does your distribution footprint support your logistics strategy? Click here to download the checklist: Checklist distribution networks Groenewout SCM If you should have any questions please contact Alain Beerens.

  DecoWraps is a leading international manufacturer and distributor of innovative packaging materials for cut flowers and potted plants. Decowraps is moving its Aalsmeer office to Green Park Aalsmeer.  The distribution centre for packaging manufacturer DecoWraps Europe will be built on an 8,000 m2 lot and will feature a 1,500 m2 office and a 3,200 m2...

Hollister, develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products and services worldwide, has entered into a new lease contract with DC Halderberge VOF for a new 30,000 square meter distribution center, 3.560 m²  mezzanine and 1.080 m² office. The new facility will be located in a newly established industrial park Borchwerf in Roosendaal, the Netherlands, and is...

Bol.com has been named one of the winners of this year’s international BREEAM Awards in London, UK, on March 7. This annual awards program recognizes the most innovative and sustainable construction projects in various categories. The new Bol.com fulfillment center in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, that is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017, emerged...

The trade publication OnlineRetailer features an interview with one of our experts about the role of logistics in e-commerce. Groenewout comments that, whereas they didn’t want to have anything to do with logistics a few years ago, many large e-tailers are now taking logistics into their own hands. For example, Dutch online giant Bol.com...

OnlineRetailer organized a roundtable session on the topic of ‘What are the logistics challenges of e-commerce in practice?’ A group of 12 experts, including Groenewout, got together around the table to provide their visions of e-commerce logistics based on their own areas of expertise. This article has been written by Roel van Gils and published...

A wonderful milestone to be very proud of: it’s 50 years since our founder, Cor Groenewout, started the company in 1966. After a few years of operating as a traditional construction engineering firm, Groenewout was quick to shift its focus onto logistics from the mid-70s onwards – particularly to capitalize on the increasing logistics...

A system in which the goods automatically come to them makes life easier for employees at Wehkamp’s DC in Zwolle. Meanwhile, in the new Bol.com distribution center, the order pickers are the ones doing all the walking. These are two completely different solutions, so which factors actually determine the optimal level of automation? This article titled...