WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2022
11u00-11u30 LOG!VILLE
PAUL VAN NUFFEL Senior Business & Innovation Manager
SESSION in Dutch
What will the warehouse of the near and distant future look like according to Log!Ville The market is increasingly demanding logistical flexibility, the human factor is under scrutiny (ergonomics, congestion avoidance, aversion to boring and repetitive work, etc.), the pressure on operating costs is high and the pursuit of sustainability is more important than ever. In order to meet these challenges, we need to design our warehouses to be as resilient and responsive as possible. Many logistics operations should add the dimension of smart automation as an option to their optimisation efforts. Let us fast forward a bit…
11u30-12u00 VAN HOECKE
SVEN VAN RAEMDONCK Plantmanager HALUX
SESSION in Dutch
Van Hoecke’s dynamic mix of innovation, automation and facilitation Van Hoecke is a dynamic and innovative family business. As a supplier of functional furniture fittings and market leader in the Benelux, the company has evolved in recent years to become an assembler of preassembled drawers. Thanks to a high degree of customer orientation, driven by the principles of ‘unburdening’ and ‘removing complexity’ for its customers (carpenters, kitchen builders, etc.), the company has experienced very strong growth in recent years. The company’s long-term vision, with a thorough understanding of both people and organisation, combined with continuous investments in innovation and machines, steered it towards achieving ‘Factory Of The Future’ certification in 2016 and 2019 (and maybe also 2022?). The first certificate was seen as the start of a process of ‘constant self-reinvention’, in order to always be one step ahead... You can also ‘experience’ the further well thought out steps and forms of cooperation that have been undertaken to increase service, digitalisation and development in order to remain a leader and a pioneer in a mass customisation environment, where products (lot size 1) are supplied via a product configurator within 72 hours.
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