We live in turbulent times, also in logistics. Companies feel that they are losing control over their supply chains. What challenges do logistics managers face and which choices do they make? What does this mean for warehouses? Here are the 5 most important trends in...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] A new warehouse management system (WMS) can significantly reduce operational costs and improve customer service. However, WMS implementation is complex and intensive, and in practice doesn't always succeed. Process improvements often remain limited, and deadlines are exceeded...
This four-part video tutorial explains the principles of Highly Competitive Warehouse Management. How do you turn your operation into a best-in-class warehouse?...
The way we do business has revolutionized over the past decade. However, everything seems to have remained the same within the walls of the warehouse. Yet a silent revolution has taken place there....
[vc_row][vc_column] [vc_column_text] Some warehouses perform excellently with 99 percent plus perfect deliveries, motivated staff, and seem to move effortlessly with market changes. Other warehouses stand in stark contrast. Part 1 of this two-part series outlines an action plan with which you can step by step transform your warehouse...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] Some warehouses perform excellently with 99 percent plus perfect deliveries, motivated staff, and they seem to effortlessly move with market changes. These warehouses maintain close collaborations with other links in the chain. Managers play important strategic roles...
Companies have reached the limits of their business systems. After the turbulent start of the decade, it has become clear that they have insufficient control over their supply chains. Now they are looking for software that allows their supply chains to operate as a coherent...
During the corona pandemic, companies faced major logistical disruptions. Most warehouses failed to respond adequatly. They were way too lean. In order to overcome the turbulent years ahead, warehouses should become more agile so that they can adapt more easily to changing circumstances....
Extreme situations in warehouses require new solutions. Warehouse best practices have changed over the past decade. We look at a case from Wasco's DC in Apeldoorn....
[vc_row][vc_column] [vc_column_text] "We have learned to pioneer" Jeroen van den Berg Consulting turns twenty. In the last decade, warehouse management expert Jeroen van den Berg saw more changes than in the first ten years: "You don't compete just by reducing costs." Initially, the focus in consulting assignments was almost...