This Saturday it's Valentine's Day again. The best day in the year if you are a florist, I guess. As my wife tends to read the things I write here (I do appreciate your comments and compliments. Opst!) I'm not going into if I got / will get her something for...
Imagine being able to ship freight across the world at supersonic speeds. It would mean a complete new way of looking at logistics and supply chain. The change would be as huge as the impact on transportation of the domestication of the horse, the invention of the...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the Dutch Government wanting Netherlands to be a testing ground for self driving vehicles. Today they have put their money where their mouth is. Minister Schultz, responsible for roads and waterways, rode along with a convoy of three Scania...
Last month I wrote about the Uberization of Logistics; A Crowdsourced Logistics model where (almost) anybody with a decent car can join the ranks of drivers. These types of services have been deployed for transporting People (Uber, Sidecar, Lyft) and transporting...
There was quite some snow this morning, so it took me 1 hour and 45 minutes to get to work, instead of 45. The sun was shining, the farm lands I was driving through were white and looked beautiful in the morning sun, and I had some interesting podcasts to listen to....
Provider Collaboration, Supply Chain Integration, Global Regulations & Emerging Markets, Value Add, and Inventory Optimization. If you're in Supply Chain or Logistics and in the Medical Devices Industry, than there is an event I recommend you visit this April:...
I have decided to try something new on LogisticsMatter. The concept itself is not new, it's new on this blog. 🙂 Every workday between 14h00 and about 18h00 CET a selection of the best Logistics and Supply Chain news and background stories is tweeted through...
Friday last week I received a really nice tweet from the people at Quintiq, which said that @LogisticsMatter was on a Top 12 list of Logistics Influencers on Twitter, which they had just published. So cool. It's always great if you are recognized for what you are...
The Dutch have always been at the forefront of logistics. (And yes, I am Dutch. Bear with me... ) In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dutch sailed worldwide, discovered new land, and were master traders. There's something about water and the Dutch. It's a...
The Dutch City of Delft is a beautiful city. And I am not saying that because I am Dutch, or because it is so close to Rotterdam, where I live myself. Just take a stroll through Delft using Google Streetview if you don't believe me. Delft has a historic center with...
"For years, logistics companies have faced commoditization. The industry is finally in a place where real innovation is being implemented, but more importantly demanded by the customers." These are the words of eft CEO Chris Saynor, and they reflect what I saw and...
Let's face it. It's just a matter of time before the first commercial drone deliveries will be done, fully approved and licensed. The question is just when and where. Which country will be first? I'm sure we will see that this year. There have been some serious and...
Uber is moving into the logistics arena with the launch of UberCARGO in Hong Kong. The service works similar to UberPop. Something (optionally accompanied by someone) needs to be transported from point A to point B by somebody. Yes. It is the same as UberPOP, but with...
Yesterday two heavily armed terrorists walked into the office of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and opened fire. At least 12 people were killed, among who were 8 journalists. And why? Because they wanted to retaliate for satirical cartoons that...
It's been another great year for LogisticsMatter. I've been invited to and visited several great events, presentations, and companies, and wished I didn't have to say no to some (but thanks again for the invitation, Daniel...). Also met a lot of interesting new...
In 2011 I wrote a post called Christmas Time, Logistics Time, in which I described the internal logistics of the holidays for my family and me. Not much has changed, and it is still a challenging time for shopping, planning, packing, and driving. This year, there is...
Ever since Amazon released the video of their Prime Air Drone, the internet has been full of drone stories. It quickly became known that Amazon was not the only company working on a drone to deliver packages. Postal Companies Are Droning On A few examples: In Germany,...
Industrial Design Engineering graduate student Alec Momont of the Dutch technical university TU Delft has designed an autonomously navigating mini airplane, a drone, that can fly at speeds of up to 100 km per hour, weighs 4 kilograms, and can carry a weight of 4...
The concept of self-driving cars is not new. Various companies have been testing and perfecting the concept in the past years. While the concepts are getting better, there has not yet been one fully approved for use in any country. Yet. Now it seems Audi is taking it...
