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Logistics is more than moving cargo from A to B. When cargo is on its way to the final consumer, logistic services can add value to the product by adapting it to the different target markets. These value added logistics activities are becoming more and more important as a logistics service.

The way in which logistics companies adapt products to a client or country through advanced logistics are diverse. Seacon Logistics from Venlo for example does a wide range of different value added activities. These value added logistic services vary from changing the plug of a device according to the target country, to relabeling packages and adding manuals in the required language to a product.

Value Added Logistics form part of the bigger trend in advanced logistics. Advanced logistics is about making logistics more efficient: innovating your logistical process, adapting the product and improving efficiency. The idea behind Value Added Logistics is that the logistic service company not only transports, warehouses and distributes the product, but also makes the product client and country specific.

The Limburg region in the Netherlands is specialized in advanced logistics, such as transport and warehousing and distribution for perishables and hazardous materials, green supply chain solutions and value added services such as relabeling and kitting and assembly.

Source: Meer Ondernemen met LIOF,  Oktober 2011
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The Supply Chain Management team of the Dutch Open University is the third most publishing institute in the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management.

The well-respected Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management publishes original and high-quality academic research articles in the field of purchasing and supply management.

An investigation of the Journal itself revealed that the Supply Chain Management team of the Dutch Open University is its third top contributor, from over 240 contributing institutes, in the last five years. As the Journal carefully selects its contributing articles, the position as top contributor for the Open University confirms the Dutch high-quality research in the field of Supply Chain Management and the logistics industry in general.

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A new global logistics ranking, the DHL Global Connectedness Index , has ranked the Netherlands as most economically connected country in the world. This ranking is the result of an analysis of global flows that connect the world.

The Index ranks 125 countries according to the intensity and reach of their integration into the world economy. It examines the relationship between global connectedness and welfare.

According to the DHL Global Connectedness Index, globalization isn’t as advanced as most people believe it is. The study shows documents that there is still space for the growth of global trade, logistics and transportation services.

Source: De Laatste Meter

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The logistics industry is all about data and planning. An accurate planning of when a shipment arrives can only be made with enough data about the shipment, intermodal connections and speed of transport. Logistics service companies gather more and more information every time and are looking for new ways to keep track of all their data. The ICT and Logistics fair will help logistics companies to find new data solutions, such as integration of different systems.

There are two main trends in the field of information technology in the logistics industry:  big data and cloud computing. ‘Big data’ means the storage of a every time larger amount of data in various systems.  The amount of data and various systems make it difficult to handle the information, as it is difficult to integrate the different systems. Big data solutions make the exchange of data between systems possible and help structure information.

Cloud computing, or information technology services through internet-based tools and applications, is an interesting development for the logistics industry. Before information was stored offline. Cloud computing makes it possible to have up-to-date information anywhere, a good example are track and trace services.

Are you curious about these and more trends in the logistics industry? The ICT and Logistics fair will inform you about new information technology solutions.

Source: ICT and Logistics
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Eight companies in Limburg were awarded for their efforts in the field of green logistics. During the Limburg Logistics Day, the lean and green awards were handed out. ELC Limburg, TLN and Connect/ Sustainable Logistics organized the day in order to promote green solutions in the logistics industry.

Among the eight award winners were the following Limburg logistics companies: Barge Terminal Born, Gehlen Schols Logistics, GOBO Transport & Logistics, Jet Logistics, KLG Europe, Kuijpers Cargo Service, SCA Hygiëne Products Gennep and Twan Heetkamp Trailers.

The goal of the Limburg Logistics Day is to promote sustainability and green logistics service. The organization chose the winners because of their efforts and plans to reduce 20% of their carbon emissions. This included plans for green warehousing & distribution and greener transport.

Bron: Logistiek.nl
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The port of Holtum-Noord in Limburg will become the largest inland terminal in the Netherlands. As the port of Rotterdam has reached its full capacity, a lot of cargo already goes directly to Limburg. The expansion will strengthen the logistics service position of the Limburg area.

The expansion of the port will consist of a new quay of 150 mts, extra storage capacity for containers and a deeper port, so heavier ships can enter the port as well. The operations will cost around 10 million Euros.

With the development of the largest inland terminal of the Netherlands, the Limburg area will strengthen even more its position as an important European logistics Hub. The terminal will play an important role in international freight forwarding services.  

Source: Logistiek.nl
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Abbott Vascular opened a new center for warehousing & distribution in Limburg (the Netherlands). The new location in Heerlen will become the company’s international distribution center for vascular products.

“The Netherlands are an attractive country for Abbott because of the strategic location near international harbors and airports and the stable political and financial climate. In Heerlen we are close to all transport services. That means that we can deliver orders to our customers quickly.” – Norbert Keller, general manager of Abbott Vascular in Heerlen

Read the whole article about the new Abbott warehouse distribution center on the LIOF website

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With over 16.000 visitors, Transport and Logistics is one of the major events of the logistics industry in Central & Eastern Europe. The fair attracts over 200 international exhibitors and will  take place in Brno, the Czech Republic.

The Transport and Logistics event takes place every two years and discusses new logistics service trends. This year the event will be organized from the 3^th until the 7^th of October.

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Cool Logistics, the event for the cold chain logistics industry is coming up. Instead of cold chain air freight forwarding, the refrigerated air transport of perishables, the event will focus on landside logistics services for perishables. The event will focus on logistics services from origen to port and port to final destination. Innovative solutions for cold supply chain logistics services will be discussed in case studies from the food and pharmaceutical industry. The Cool Logistics Conference will take place the 26-28 September in Antwerp, Belgium.

Are you going to the Cool Logistics Conference this year or have you been to the conference before? Share your experience with the event in our blog!

Source: Logistics Week

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