Experience the Supply Chain

Digital & Physical

Have you always wanted to take a look at how the supply chain is structured and which roles are involved?

The initiators have joined forces and will give you a peek behind the scenes. From the transport of raw materials, storage, transhipment, distribution, customs activities and the management of the entire chain, we give you a quick insight in our sector.

For several years now, the initiators have been joining forces to promote the transport and logistics sector. Together, these companies ensure that both education and job seekers can pick up more information during Experience the Supply Chain.

All companies are involved in the transport of goods in their own way. The freight is transported via overseas to the ports in Rotterdam and Antwerp, and is transferred to trains to, among others Venlo, where they are stored for further transport within Europe. Purpose of the tour: ‘We hope to give students and job seekers a better picture of logistics,’ according to the initiators. ‘The image is strongly determined by trucks and warehouse work, but the reality is so much richer and so innovative. ‘We want to let students and job seekers experience some of that.’

Three reasons why…

  • Logistics is the future

    The first reason is; the logistics sector is moving with the times. Behind a large logistics process, a large-scale automation is involved. Think, for example, of ordering products online (e-commerce, e-fulfillment). Orders can sometimes be delivered the same day to consumers. To make this possible, logistics employees need to be able to devise innovative solutions and renewing of the process, simplifying and making it more sustainable.

    The rapidly growing e-commerce industry is creating large distribution centres, making the future for job opportunities and job security in the industry very bright.

  • Dynamic logistics world

    The second reason is; the logistics sector is challenging. Properly managing the delivery of the right products at the right time and in the right place in not that easy. No day is the same in logistics. The trick is to prevent deviations in the system. For example, it is possible that one day a part of the system is central to further development and the next day a system error has to be repaired.

    The systems have to be active 24/7, the globalization of companies and their customers is causing more and more wishes and requirements. The focus of companies is increasingly shifting from national to international.

  • Various tasks

    And the third reason is; a logistics employee is a broad term. As a result, a logistics employee can find a job in countless links of the logistics process at various companies in the sector, but also in a broader sense. For example, tasks can be on operational tactical, strategic or support level. Think, for example, of planning transports, inventorying and managing stocks and preparing transport documents and taking into account customs activities and major changes such as Brexit and model shifts. But also jobs at departments as IT, Marketing, Business Development, Sales, Tenders, Customs and also contact with customers, etc.

*Based on the text of (Dutch article): Young Logistics Netherlands (source)

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