The British parliament is due to take a decision on Brexit next week. Whether it will be a hard or a soft Brexit, deal or no-deal, the fact is that the UK will no longer be part of the EU as of 30 March 2019. In the best case there will be a transition period [...]
Do you play safe by booking an all-in vacation?So you don't have to miss even a moment of your quality time?Just arrive and chill out:without planning, without budget worries, without ad hoc problem solving? Or are you more of a planning-is-already-part-of-the-holiday type? Do you enjoy mapping out your route, comparing hotels and poring over timetables? [...]
Logistics service providers that manage their customers' supply chain on a Europe-wide or even worldwide basis can now call upon a reliable, flexible and future-oriented software solution. Patrick Van De Looverbosch, CEO of Intris, explains the advantages that Intris offers for this. "The preparation work is absolutely critical. We take as long as necessary to [...]
A study by the McKinsey Institute has calculated that the market for IoT components and systems will grow by more than 30% annually. The Internet of Things will offer interesting opportunities both for existing and for new technology companies. In the short term, at least. But hardware suppliers and installers of IoT systems will have [...]
9,366,000,000,000 euros (say it: 9.36 billion euros). That's how much added value the Internet of Things can potentially generate from 2025 onwards. Per year. At least according to the McKinsey Institute. 11% of world GDP 9.3 billion is a maximum figure. McKinsey actually calculated a range from 3.2 to 9.3 billion euros. The difference between [...]
Cloud applications have found a firm place in the day-to-day operations of companies. The large suppliers are investing massively in cloud services: the IT research institute IDC expects that their turnover from the cloud will double to 554 billion dollars between 2016 and 2021. Large "public" cloud service providers (think Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle) [...]
Amazon is the largest logistics company in the world. Alibaba makes contracts with Maersk, Kuehne+Nagel, UPS and others. Coolblue manages its own product distribution. Many forwarders and logistics service providers are uneasy as a result. Will the internet giants invest more and more in physical goods handling? Will existing logistics companies get swallowed up by [...]
When you explain the logistics process to an outsider it sounds fairly simple: ensure that the product is delivered in the correct quantity and in good condition at the correct place and date, preferably also at the correct time. But putting this simple scenario into practice is easier said than done, as logistics professionals have [...]
Offering products and services with unbeatable quality: that has long been the mission of many companies. In fact it was the key to their success. With the emphasis on "was." Then came the age of "the customer." Suddenly it was all about the customer. They had to be "earned" daily in their millions, and when [...]