Alex Van Breedam

Managing Director

VIL

www.vil.be

Vlaams Instituut voor de Logistiek (VIL)Flanders Institute for Logistics

Jordaenskaai 25B-2000 Antwerpen (Belgium)

T: +32 (0) 3 229 05 00F: +32 (0) 3 229 05 10

UniqueValue

Proposition

Proximity & Attractiveness

EDC know-how

Gateways &infrastructure

Know-how & innovation

Product preparation

for European markets

• 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

• 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

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

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

ICT platform

Alex Van Breedam

Vlaams Instituut voor de Logistiek (VIL)Flanders Institute for Logistics

Jordaenskaai 25B-2000 Antwerpen (Belgium)

T: +32 (0) 3 229 05 00F: +32 (0) 3 229 05 10

www.vil.be