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Doing Business in the Netherlands

QAD

The Netherlands is a modern and highly industrialized country located in Western Europe. The Netherlands was one of the founding countries of both the EU and NATO, showing that it is a nation of progressive and forward-thinking people. The Netherlands is the seventh largest economy in the EU. Manufacturing in the Netherlands.

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Measuring Transportation Vehicle Utilization: The KPIs

SCMDOJO

In the fast-paced world of logistics, efficient transportation is paramount. To stay competitive and sustainable, businesses must maximize their transportation vehicle utilization. References: Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Road Freight Transport and the Environment. Kearney, A. Mackie, P.

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How to effectively control your transport costs.

ModusLink Corporation

It is no secret that transport costs have been rising across all different modalities. Carriers must enforce measures such as peak surcharges, and records are being broken in terms of transport costs throughput. Inflation puts immense pressure on many businesses and forces them to reevaluate their current transport operations.

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End-to-end Supply Chain Visibility Calls for Addressing the Unique Needs of Europe

Logistics Viewpoints

Some key findings: Most respondents (67%) cited end-to-end freight traceability as their biggest pain point when transporting goods. Across Europe, the most commonly used mode of transportation varied widely. We learned a great deal that can help Europe and, in turn, the globe. For the UK, it’s 71%. For Germany, it’s unanimous at 100%.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Under the auspices of the Netherlands’ marine institute Marin, a multi-year project launched in May 2021 to improve the safety of the transportation of containers and cargo after a series of disastrous, high-profile casualties. In 2023, they reported just 221 containers were lost at sea out of 250 million transported.

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The emergence of meta networks

Supply Chain Movement

The result: a visual ‘meta network’ of companies, suppliers and customers with clear goods flows that can be combined to improve transport efficiency and sustainability. Local energy hubs A final clear signal of the emergence of meta networks comes from a recent study by engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV.

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Transport collaboration starts with regional partners

Supply Chain Movement

International transport generates approximately seven percent of the world’s carbon emissions and, if things continue as they are, those emissions will increase fourfold by 2050. So claims the Smart Freight Centre, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), based on the International Transport Forum’s figures. By Marcel te Lindert.