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‘Collaboration Concepts for Co-modality’, or CO3 in short, is a project that aims to develop, professionalize and disseminate information on the business strategy of logistics collaboration in Europe. The goal is to deliver a concrete contribution to increasing load factors, reducing empty movements and stimulate co-modality, through collaboration between industry partners.

Deciding on the number of channels in the supply chain is not easy. They must be carefully matched to market requirements and, as we have already seen, there are many factors that influence the selection of the most appropriate network layout.  At the extreme, one would provide a unique network solution for each product in [...]

In line with our successful express benchmark we started to benchmark warehouses in 2011. On an extensive list of key performance indicators we compare cost, performance, and productivity of warehouse locations and distinguish between different industries.

Our primary focus and the key service we offer to our clients is network design. We help to find a feasible and robust network solution. Where to locate our warehouses, how many do we need, what is their size? Due to changes in the environment like globalization, new markets opening up, mergers, acquisitions, new suppliers, [...]

A couple of weeks ago we were discussing the driving forces behind supply chain redesign. Why do companies engage in a supply chain project and change their network structure. In a earlier post we already discussed our redesign checklist, but in this post we simply present a top 10 based on the projects we were [...]

After we completed the warehouse benchmark 2011 we analysed the data and did some remarkable observations. Based on the dataset we evaluated the warehousing costs, labor costs and productivity. In our previous post we already concluded that the warehousing cost in Europa vary greatly (Warehousing cost Europe). In line with the output we found, the [...]

Based on our warehousing benchmark we can conclude that the warehousing costs in Europe vary greatly. We processed our data set of 2010 and 2011 and concluded that the differences are enormous.

Where do we stand compared to others? This is the key question we try to address when benchmarking the current rates. Based on actual freight rates, per mode, country, service level, service provider, we provide valuable insight and an answer to the question where do we stand compared to our peers?

One of the most debated and discussed issues in logistics is collaboration. The same examples are discussed over and over again and no real breakthrough has been established. By taking away two important barrieres we try to help companies achieve fruitfull collaboration.

In this document you will find an overview of commonly used terms and expressions in the logistics and transportation industry. Please feel free to add or suggest any changes and we will include your comments.