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¤ Strategy & management
We cover topical management concepts and new strategies at great, even extensive, length. People of vision also have their say in this section. Information that the reader will be happy to test out in practice.
¤ Inbound Logistics
Purchasing
Supplier discounts, win-win situations, alliances, total cost of ownership, etc.: topics that concern management because they are of strategic import. A section that transcends the interests of just those directly involved in purchasing.
Manufacturing
Optimisation of goods flows throughout production. A never-ending tale as it ensures not only more money but also and more importantly greater customer satisfaction. Forecasting, reduction in throughput times, optimisation of planning, what is feasible and what does it yield?
¤ Outbound Logistics
Distribution
Strategy is the key word. In-house or outsource? Localisation, organisation, warehousing, cross docking, centralised, decentralised or virtual? Studies, step-wise plans, optimisation of the distribution process, all help save costs and enhance customer-loyalty.
Warehousing
Cases rule in this section. We put recent projects under the microscope and guide the reader through the warehouse, be it automated or manually operated. Not only do we look at the goods flows, but we also give the necessary space to suppliers and their solutions.We focus on order-picking, warehouse layout, storage systems, concepts and techniques, without becoming too technical.
Handling
Not only a section where we take a critical look at new products, but also a chapter on optimisation and integration. Consideration is paid to fork-lift trucks, Automatic Guided Vehicles, conveyors, sorting systems, warehouse automation...
Transport
Everyone is involved either directly or indirectly. Mobility and the different modes of transport: multimodal transport, road, rail and maritime transport, air-freight, internal waterways, express transport, as solutions looked at from multiple viewpoints.
¤ Information & Communication Technology
Business software
Software developers' ideas, new packages and releases, research results, implementation cases and in particular: what does the range of business applications mean for my company?
Great attention is paid to the following tools: ERP, Supply Chain Planning, Advanced Planning & Scheduling, Maintenance, Business Intelligence, Sales Force Automation, Customer Relations Management, E-business, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Journey and Route Planning, Transport Documents, etc…
Auto ID
Indispensable in the logistics world and, thus, indispensable in Business Logistics too: bar-coding, scanning, printing, in short, everything to do with automatic data registration. Cases!
Communication
We focus on EDI, the Internet, the Intranet, e-commerce, mobile telephone and data communications, networking, cellular phones, blackbox systems etc. together with their integration into our business processes.
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