Several of my respected colleagues are Greeks. When I asked one of them how he was upon meeting him recently, his reply demonstrated a critical awareness of the current situation: “Perfect. The sun is shining and it’s raining billions of Euros.â€...

In terms of our standard of living, we are in the midst of a time of excess in the Netherlands, despite the current economic crisis. However, we are all too aware of the periods of shortages that lie and wait for us in the future: fossil fuel...

8 May 2010. Yesterday, the stock markets on Wall Street went into freefall. At the start of the day, share prices dropped by a whopping 9 percent. The drastic fall in value was most likely the result of what is known as a ‘fat finger’ – an...

The word ‘sustainable’ causes various responses, in several senses. In April this year, economists at ING observed an ongoing recovery of industrial activity in the Netherlands, yet there was no mention of a sustainable recovery of demand. In his...

Now what? Having spent the past year doing our utmost to survive a lack of demand, we now find ourselves under attack from a different direction. The first-quarter results have been announced, and  companies in the Netherlands and northern Europe...

Supply chain management is all about efficiency and effectiveness: correct delivery to the customer in as few steps as possible. That sounds clear and simple, ‘efficient and effective’, yet it can only be achieved through good communication –...

I’ve been promoted! Having chaired the well-received congress that we organised, Supply Chain in One Day, twice Iast year, I will be speaking as closing key note speaker at two different events within the space of a week this year, at a partner...