Robert Wieggers is a senior consultant at BCI Global, and has over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain and Logistics Management. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Radboud University in Nijmegen. Next to over 10 years of experience in supply chain consulting, Robert has worked 13 years for CEVA Logistics in various roles including Head of Solution Design responsible for all distribution network engineering for CEVA’s customers/prospects and Key Account Manager for two of CEVA’s largest accounts.
Robert has gained experience in a wide range of supply chain related activities in multiple industry verticals. His main areas of expertise are supply chain strategy, supply chain network (re) design/optimization, 4PL/LLP solution, supply chain risk management, insourcing & outsourcing decision-making, 3PL (partner) selection, transport procurement & optimization and implementations.
Industry verticals in which Robert has supported clients include Healthcare (medtech & pharma & biotech), Industrial Equipment & Products, Chemicals, High-Tech & Logistics. Robert has been working on a large number of projects for companies like ABB, Abbvie, Avery Dennison, BP, BSN Medical, Cadbury Schweppes, Hu Friedy/Cantel, Coillte, Edwards Lifesciences, Exxon Mobil, Fairchild Semiconductors, Fiskars, FedEx/TNT, Fiskars, Getinge/Arjo Huntleigh, GSK, Linde Healthcare, Liz Claiborne/Mexx, Medtronic, Pitney Bowes, Prysmian, Rentokil Initial, Rolls-Royce, Varian, Wärtsilä, Yamaha Motors.
European road transport rates for parcels & pallets continue to increase with 5 to 10+%. Ocean rates are still going south, while Airfreight ra ...
Global air and ocean transport has been causing major headaches to supply chain leaders but European road transport remained rather stable. Road tr ...
Never before have the vulnerabilities of complex global supply chains been so exposed as today. Long and unreliable lead times, lack of capacity ac ...
An integrated approach focusing on Visibility, Affordability, Resilience and Sustainability helps to cope with the current transport challenges. BC ...
Currently, there is a serious storm or even a hurricane ongoing in the ocean freight industry. Rates are at an all-time high (BCI’s monitor s ...
Managing freight costs is key for supply chain and logistics professionals. The Covid-19 crisis makes companies even more aware that creating visib ...
The general rate increase (GRI) for parcel and express shipments in Europe will this year be between 4% and 7% (4-6% domestic; 5-7 cross border). T ...