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Introductory Interview - Diogo Cotta
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Diogo Cotta, Assistant Professor at Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics, gives a brief introduction to his roles and resposibilities within UM and BISCI. He explains in brief the research that he is currently working on, the current project at BISCI and living in the Netherlands.
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Blog: Nouvelle Année, Nouvelle Procurement!
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Operational excellence and product leadership depends on regular first-hand information exchange with the best suppliers on the market and on a deep understanding of the world beyond these suppliers. For 2021, let us take inspirtaion from Paul Bocuse and his procurement principle.
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Introductory Interview - Prof. Dr. Frank Rozemeijer
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Prof. Dr. Frank Rozemeijer, NEVI Professor at Maastricht University, gives a brief introduction to his multiple roles and resposibilities within UM and externally as well. He shares his experience with academia, practice and finding the right balance between the two.
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Blog: What is the purpose?
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
The Netherlands is a country of people with a trade instinct, but also with a moralistic side. However, this seems to be changed because of the COVID-19 crisis. A strong shared purpose would help procurement professionals navigate these ethical challenges accelerated by COVID-19.
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PhD Interview - Dr. Ing. Victor Verboeket
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Our BISCI colleague, Dr Ing Victor Verboeket, shares his experience of successfully defending his PhD titled 'Supply Chain Disruption: The Game-changing Impact of Additive-manufacturing'.
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The creation of a new innovation hub for supply chain in Venlo
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
At the end of August several companies, amongst them vidaXL, Moonen Packaging, Seacon Logistics, Arvato Supply Chain Solutions and Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (BISCI), joined together to create Supply Chain Valley (SCV). The SCV is a collaboration that seeks to work with government, companies and academia to deliver joint goals that result in great outcomes for all involved and the wider environment, society and economy.
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BISCI partner of Smart Packaging for Intelligent Logistics
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Since January 2020, BISCI participates on behalf of Maastricht University in the research project Smart Packaging for Intelligent Logistics. A consortium of triple-helix organizations participate in this ambitious project, funded by OpZuid and the European Union.
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Introductory Interview - Lieven Quintens, Senior Researcher at BISCI
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Lieven Quintens, Senior Researcher at BISCI, gives a brief introduction about his role at BISCI and UM, the important role of researchers and his favourite restaurant in Maastricht among other things.
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Blog: 2020 - Tipping Point for Digitization?
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has made it very clear that professional buyers and supply chain managers (SCM) are important for our economy. COVID-19 has been a wake-up call for many companies and the spotlight is on Procurement and SCM. So, how do we actually deal with risks in our supply chains?
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Introductory Interview - Bart Vos, Scientific Director at BISCI
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Bart Vos, Scientific Director at BISCI, gives a brief introduction about his role at BISCI and UM, his views on team building and an insight into his activities on a normal working day.
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Introductory Interview - Ton Geurts, Business Development Director at BISCI
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Ton Geurts, Business Development Director at BISCI, gives a brief introduction about his role at BISCI, his views on sustainable development and an insight into how he enjoys life in Maastricht.
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First month at BISCI: the perspective of our two newest team members
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Grant and Shreyas officially joined BISCI on 1 July as project managers. In this role, they work closely with Business Development Director Ton Geurts and support projects involving sustainability and digitalisation. After one month on the job, they share their first impressions and thoughts.
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Ton Geurts shares his experience on working from home during COVID
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Working from home has become the norm for many of us these days. Some love it while some would prefer to go back to their old routine. And yet, there are many reasons to believe that working from home, or at least a more flexible way of working, is the new normal. In this article, BISCI's Business Development Director Ton Geurts shares his own experience with home working, some of the lessons he's learned along the way along with his views on the future of home working.
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BISCI Summer Meeting 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
After over three months of virtual meetings, emails and video conferences, Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (BISCI) had its first in-person Summer Meeting on 10 July.
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Blog: Major Supply Chain transformation ahead?
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Earlier this month, Procurious (a global business network for supply chain management professionals) published its first Supply Chain Confidence Index. The study reveals that nearly all (97%) of the 600+ SCM professionals surveyed experienced a supply chain disruption related to COVID-19.
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BISCI contributes to research article on future of Purchasing and Supply Management
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Ton Geurts, Business Development Director at BISCI, has recently contributed to a research article on the future direction of purchasing and supply management.
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A snapshot of the first BISCI event
Monday, February 17, 2020
The Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation had its first event at the Brightlands Greenport Campus hosting around 200 guests with exiting workshops around digital and sustainability.
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Catching up with BISCI: ambitious agenda to create digital and sustainable supply chain innovation
Monday, January 27, 2020
Set up by Maastricht University and the Province of Limburg in early 2019, the Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (BISCI) drives state-of-the art digital and sustainable supply chain innovation, combining expertise from knowledge institutions, businesses and government. Last week, we caught up with BISCI’s business development director Ton Geurts and BISCI’s scientific director Bart Vos to get an update on the institute’s first year and find out about their plans for the future.
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Article: Innovating obsolescence management in a service logistics network
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
A network of companies has been involved in the maintenance of maritime equipment for the Royal Dutch Navy. How can this complex network of organisations improve the way they work together to enhance availability of ships and uninterrupted missions due to missing spare parts for maintenance?
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BISCI workshop during Dutch Food Week
Friday, October 11, 2019
During the Dutch Food Week, Bart Vos hosted the interactive workshop ‘Sustainable food, how does it get on our plate?’ at BISCI’s home turf, the Villa Flora in Venlo. While the focus of the Dutch Food Week is mainly on what we eat, Bart’s workshop addressed how we get food where we want to consume it.
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BISCI participates in funding workshop on shorter logistics chains & bundling
Thursday, October 10, 2019
BISCI participated in a workshop hosted by TKI Dinalog for the Nationale WetenschapsAgenda (NWA)-route 16 on ‘Logistics, Transportation and Mobility’ on Friday 4 October.
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Ton Geurts joins BISCI as new Business Development Director
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Ton Geurts will join BISCI as Business Development Director. He will support Greenport Venlo logistics and supply chain management from the Brightlands Campus in the Limburg region through smart and sustainable innovations.
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