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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The Kingdom of Belgium achieved its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, and has become an admired modern country, well-known as the home of international organizations such as NATO and the EU. Since most Western European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, Belgium’s capital, it is an ideal location for international groups.

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Outage Raises Potential Medical Isotope Shortage

Exiger Perspectives

Global production of Mo-99 occurs at six major research reactors : HFR (Netherlands), BR-2 (Belgium), LVR-15 (Czech Republic), MARIA (Poland), OPAL (Australia), and SAFARI-1 (South Africa). and Belgium-based National Institute for Radioelements — source Mo-99 from the HFR Reactor. government — Curium U.S. LLC (the U.S.

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Shortages of coolant set to impact the semiconductor industry

Resilinc

Supreme Court) to shut down a Belgium-based 3M plant is anticipated to bring fresh turmoil to the semiconductor industry: likely shortages of specialized coolants. 3M’s Zwijndrecht, Belgium, plant produces coolant that is essential to the etching process used in semiconductor manufacturing. Coolant is a key input in chip manufacturing.

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The sharing economy: An effective model for supply chain management?

Kinaxis

It is inevitably becoming a major source of revenue in today’s global economy, led by the likes of Uber and Airbnb. Nestle combined parts of its supply chain for fresh and chilled products in Belgium with PepsiCo, a clear rival. As Alexa Cheater wrote in this post , new technologies with a sharing economy angle do drive savings.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

They saw a steady drop in inventory and reduced working capital by about 50% over the period of 2011-2015. Impact of Demand Sensing on Inventory Levels. Over this period of 2013-2014 Shell made good progress on inventory, but faced unprecedented supply price volatility. The implementation was very successful. Planting the Seeds.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2022.1

QAD

Updates in the past few months address new requirements for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Norway, Thailand and other global regions. . It provides the production insights needed to rapidly respond to unplanned inventory shortages, equipment failures and productivity slowdowns. Complete Customer Management.

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Source, make, and deliver reporting to a common leader. Trusted names like Sears, J.C. Penney, and Gap have also lost their momentum.