Supply Chain Movement Trends
Invasion of American companies
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These days, many American companies are restructuring their European supply chains. The market has collapsed, leaving too much inventory lying around in too many locations: consolidation is the next logical step. Many of these multinationals are...
Flowers on demand
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In these tough economic times, FloraHolland is ready to make the strategic decision needed to maintain and even to enhance its competitive position. Due to the growth in globalisation, the traditional floriculture industry has had its day and the...
The American ‘can do’ mentality
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Barack Obama gave his presidential campaign a positive vibe with the typically American slogan ‘Yes we can’ – and then won with overwhelming success. It’s easy enough to use the optimism of that American cando mentality for a slogan (as in...
Another top institute to open in the Netherlands
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The Dutch ministers of Economic Affairs and Transport, Public Works and Water Management have announced the planned opening of the new Top Institute for Supply Chain Management, part of a Supply Chain Campus, in the municipality of Breda. [captio...
Henry Hudson
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In 2006, the Dutch Prime Minister, Balkenende, had to apologize publicly to Surinamese groups for saying that The Netherlands should be proud of its so-called VOC-mentality, named after the famous Dutch East India Company (VOC), a trading company...
Sailing through the storm
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The hurricane season that devastated the financial markets and reduced consumer confidence to a minimum has already impacted the real economy. The key question now is the order of magnitude, the geographical scope and how to react. To illustrate the...
Back to basics
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A crisis on the logistics real estate market is still a long way off. But yet, the initial effects of the worldwide credit crisis are already reflected in the way companies are dealing with their supply chain. Tailor-made is out, flexibility is high...
