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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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A Tale of Two Industries: Surprising Demand Spikes amid Supply Chain Disruption

ToolsGroup

It’s human nature to miscalculate how best to respond to supply chain disruptions–either over- or under-steering in anticipation of a crisis. Optimists often delay preparing for supply chain disruption for fear that contingency actions lead to self-fulfilling prophecies. How to respond to supply chain disruptions.

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Optimizing Liberty Global’s Supply Chain: An Interview with Willem Vesters

AIMMS

The company started working with AIMMS and our implementation partner Districon in October 2015 to develop a Demand Aggregation tool. We had the pleasure to speak with Willem Vesters, Liberty Global’s VP Global Supply Chain Planning, to learn more about their optimization journey. How did you hear about AIMMS?

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ISC Europe 2015 Conference

Supply Chain Movement

ISC Europe 2015 Conference. Date: 7-8 October 2015. Organisation: Integrated Supply Chain. Are you ready for the new Age of Supply Chain? Fast forward to 2015 and we are now slowly experiencing increased economic activity across Europe, but the supply chain environment has changed once more.

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All Things Belgian : Supply Chain of Belgian Beer Follow Up

Arkieva

A few weeks ago, I talked about the Supply Chain of Belgian Beer (click here to read that) and shared some trivia. I will share a few more interesting things I learned about Belgium during my trips there. And just to be upfront, unlike the last post, this one does not even attempt a connection to supply chain issues.

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Optimizing Liberty Global’s Supply Chain: An Interview with Willem Vesters

AIMMS

The company started working with AIMMS and our implementation partner Districon in October 2015 to develop a Demand Aggregation tool. We had the pleasure to speak with Willem Vesters, Liberty Global’s VP Global Supply Chain Planning, to learn more about their optimization journey. How did you hear about AIMMS?

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. This is the third time that Supply Chain Movement and Buck Consultants International have produced a Supply Chain Map of Europe.

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