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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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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Below is a short list of the supply chain and logistics conferences scheduled for 2019. Happy learning and networking in 2019! BluJay Solutions: SOAR 2019 , April 23-26, Orlando, FL. Command Alkon : ELEVATE 2019 , November 5-6, Chicago, IL. Descartes Systems Group : Evolution 2019 , March 26-28, Naples, FL.

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The things we’ve seen, in 2019

DELMIA Quintiq

we at Dassault Systèmes want to take some time to reflect on our 2019. Fifteen new startups from Belgium, China, France, India, South Africa and the U.S. We hosted and attended many events in 2019! We proudly received some awards in 2019. Here we are, just about to turn the calendar to 2020. Out and About.

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Bol.com versus Amazon

Supply Chain Movement

This became clearer than ever to me in October, when I was asked to give a short presentation about the e-fulfilment strategies of leading companies during Bol.com’s webinar for its most important sales partners in the Netherlands and Belgium. Strategy of intensive collaboration of Bol.com.

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Trends 2019: Food

Enterra Insights

Expect this demand to continue into 2019 as consumers are actively looking to add more protein to their diets.”[6] In contrast, 75% of consumers in Belgium or the Netherlands said that they would be willing to try the products.” ” Humans, however, are curious and the survey found, “66% of [U.S.] With more U.S.

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The Christmas Tree Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Pickyourownchristmastree.org states that in 2019 over 26 million new trees were purchased in the U.S., In Europe most of the real trees are grown in Germany, followed by Denmark, France, Belgium and Great Britain. It was also popularized in England and the rest of Europe in the 19th century.

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Amazon News Cycle Accelerates With a Purpose

Supply Chain Matters

Last week included the announced acquisition of warehouse robotics firm Cloostermans-Huwaert NV , a Belgium based tech provider whose technology supports the automated movement and stacking of heavy pallets or totes within warehouse facilities. Reportedly, Amazon has been deploying Cloostermans robots within its facilities since 2019.