Supply Chain X-factor
17 August 2017 | FluasI have been helping my customers with actionable and tangible strategies on sustainability. Being a long time and active CSCMP member has helped me keeping track of global developments, and enriched my global network on this topic. And although [...]
Innovative Supply Chain Finance for SME's
23 June 2016 | FluasNBK Group, together with one of its customers, Branda, a global wine and spirits wholesaler, has decided to take part in a pilot project to test the extent to which its service could be expanded further on the basis of Supply Chain Finance. The SMILE[...]
Highlights of the Lean & Green Synchromodal Conference
26 May 2016 | FluasThe Topsector Logistics, an initiative of the Dutch government to become the world's leading country in terms of Logistics and Supply Chain, hosted an international conference in the Amsterdam Arena April 22nd. The venue, home to the world renowned [...]
Creating a Tipping Point for Horizontal Collaboration
18 February 2016 | FluasThere was high interest from U.S. professionals in webinar focused at best practices on Horizontal Collaboration in Europe. Fluas, Ahlers and WERC teamed up to prepare for the interactive session during the WERC Annual Conference in Providence, May [...]
Combining Forces to Bundle Freight
18 December 2015 | FluasJeroen Bolt (on behalf of the Logistics Topsector and Lean and Green Synchromodal) en Frans van den Boomen (NHTV) have co-authored a Whitepaper on NewWays, a regional collaboration initiative in Noord-Brabant (a province in the South of the [...]
The replacement of 34 million airbags that the automotive part manufacturer Takata has to execute in what is one of the biggest recalls ever, cannot easily be underestimated. Apparently, the airbag inflators were not properly sealed leading to [...]
Don't forget your Silos
25 January 2012 | FluasDepartments frequently seem to operate within their own silos, and this can limit the sharing of information. The implementation of an integrated IT system is often seen as the way to advance the organisation. Unfortunately during the implementation [...]
Business case gives a false sense of security
6 September 2011 | FluasA cohesive business case is an essential link when preparing a solid foundation for a project. My motto is: ‘a vision without a plan is just a dream’. However, when I listened to an inspiring presentation during a conference in Atlanta, it dawned[...]