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Alex Van Breedam Managing Director VIL

Alex Van Breedam Managing Director VIL. www.vil.be Vlaams Instituut voor de Logistiek (VIL) Flanders Institute for Logistics Jordaenskaai 25 B-2000 Antwerpen (Belgium) T: +32 (0) 3 229 05 00 F: +32 (0) 3 229 05 10. Product preparation for European markets. Know-how & innovation.

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Alex Van Breedam Managing Director VIL

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  1. Alex Van Breedam Managing Director VIL

  2. www.vil.be Vlaams Instituut voor de Logistiek (VIL) Flanders Institute for Logistics Jordaenskaai 25 B-2000 Antwerpen (Belgium) T: +32 (0) 3 229 05 00 F: +32 (0) 3 229 05 10

  3. Product preparation for European markets Know-how & innovation Proximity & Attractiveness Unique Value Proposition Gateways & infrastructure EDC know-how

  4. Facts: we are a top region for European logistics! • Cushman & Wakefield, European Distribution Report 2004, 2006 • Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, 2004 • facts: location, infrastructure, labor force, know-how, real estate, … • Perception: our region is not (yet) top of mind for investors • Cap Gemini and Prologis, 2006: survey of international shippers • Branding! Facts vs. perception

  5. Total logistics cost is top criterion • More than transportation cost, including cost of inventory, waiting time, flexibility, reliability… • Bottom-line for companies • Basic idea: locate logistic operations at the place of their minimal total logistics cost • International gateways are the nodes of the network and must be encouraged to attract flows of goods • Identification and classification of the logistics hotspots of the Extended Gateway network Fundamentals

  6. A total concept • A integrated vision on logistics, a clear strategy • Prime location guaranteed, depending on the requirements of customers, products and logistics • Clustering of companies with comparable logistics characteristics for bundling flow of goods • Lower total logistics cost • Improved use of multimodal transport and collaboration among companies • Improved spatial planning, labour spread, mobility, environmental care… • Powerful strategic decision support tool

  7. Where are we now? • Gaining the support of the actors of the logistics scene • Designing the Extended Gateway network • Identification and classification of the logistics hotspots (start: Limburg) • Deploying concepts to embed the flow of goods in our region and to create added value • Analysis of network capacity • ICT-platform

  8. ICT platform

  9. Alex Van Breedam Vlaams Instituut voor de Logistiek (VIL) Flanders Institute for Logistics Jordaenskaai 25 B-2000 Antwerpen (Belgium) T: +32 (0) 3 229 05 00 F: +32 (0) 3 229 05 10 www.vil.be

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