Robert Boute

Professor, Supply Chain, Optimist, Cyclist, Father of 3...

[Luc Sels @LucSels]

Een moment van absolute ontspanning na de Academische Opening. Geniet even mee van dit geschenkje van ons Leuvens Universitair Koor. ⁦@KU_Leuven⁩

[Luc Sels @LucSels]

Een beeld dat veel zegt over universiteit en stad.

[Luc Sels @LucSels]

Ik niet.

p.s. Heel degelijk onderbouwd stuk van @KlaasMaenhout

https://t.co/DQsSoiol1t

[Jan Fransoo @proflog]

Last week, excess inventories were reported at many retailers in the US.

Now, @CNBC reports that manufacturing orders in China are dropping by 20-30%.

Seems the #bullwhip is finally unfolding. #BraceforImpact
#supplychain #logistics

https://t.co/FgNg6eG9wy

[Tom Simonts @TSimonts]

Heerlijk grafiek over de evolutie van het marktaandeel van #Amazon in de logistieke markt. Nu 22%, komende van ongeveer 0% in 2016. More to come ⬇️

[Luc Sels @LucSels]

Dit is @KU_Leuven
https://t.co/NBZm455MIf

[Jan Fransoo @proflog]

#supplychain #logistics #queuing #leadtimes #exponential #utilization #operationsbasics

[Jan Fransoo @proflog]

"The cool kids in business schools are now the #supplychain kids" -

Hey - it never seemed any different to me; maybe just supply chain professors had that perception?

Great little podcast on the massive popularity of #logistics in business schools.

https://t.co/kC0jz9it0T

[Luc Sels @LucSels]

Eén conclusie na WK Wielrennen in @stadleuven (en eerder in @StadBrugge): de lat ligt erg hoog voor de volgende organisator.
Prachtige organisatie, parcours in/rondom Leuven dat een klassieker waard is, een collectieve beleving die alles zegt.
@MohamedRidouani @DirkDefauw

[Kellogg School @KelloggSchool]

Many companies are working to digitize certain parts of their operations—as a way to automate some manual tasks, but also as a way to help their employees work smarter. Profs. Jan Van Miegham and Robert Boute share a digitization framework. https://t.co/7qwVUHwe34

[Robert Boute @RBoute]

@robertswinney And… did it improve your paper??

[Jan Albert Van Mieghem @JanVanMieghem]

Graphic summary of recent research with my colleague @RBoute :
https://t.co/BNF3kn2Sbg

[Robert Boute @RBoute]

Zoom-free Friday — I’m in 😎.

[Pieter Blomme @blommepieter]

https://t.co/acc2xHlz4v

[Robert Boute @RBoute]

What an EXCELLENT customer service!! A part of my @Spikeball rim broke off — two days later they sent me a spare one free of charge (from their DC in Holland). 🙏 @Spikeball

[MBRJournal @MBRJournal]

By #digitizing #operations, companies may replace manual work with increased #automation, but they may also augment human work via #smarter #execution. @RBoute and Jan Albert Van Mieghem distinguishes the different levels of #digitization and #automation: https://t.co/w20v2lZhc3

[Robert Boute @RBoute]

@robertswinney @JanVanMieghem Most suppliers of components for these high-end bikes are in China or Taiwan (w some exceptions in Italy). Lead times for some bikes are up to 9(!) months now — longer than for cars (that is, if they don’t rely on electronic chips, which are also short at the moment).

[Robert Boute @RBoute]

@robertswinney @JanVanMieghem From what I hear, the problem is especially in the more specialized sport bikes (such as race and gravel bikes). In additional to the surge in demand (after the lockdown), the peak in (container) shipping costs creates shortage of components.

[Robert Boute @RBoute]

Winkelketens zitten met historisch hoge onverkochte voorraden en willen dat de komende maanden niet ­opnieuw meemaken. Er wordt dichter bij huis besteld, ten nadele van India, Bangladesh, Pakistan en China. #Reshoring #herlokalisatie #plmKUL https://t.co/fzUdF11mC1

[Phara de Aguirre (VRT) @PharaVrt]

Coronatijden doen me aan mijn kankermaanden denken: 'zoveel willen, weinig kunnen'. Verschil is wel dat je niet kaal wordt. Integendeel.