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Volkert Engelsman is CEO of Eosta, which imports, packages and distributes organic and fair-trade products in Europe and beyond. This multinational company represents more than a thousand growers from six continents and believes firmly that the foods and agriculture industries require an urgent overhaul in terms of health, social inclusion and environmental impact: “As things are, we’re losing 30 soccer fields of fertile land every minute due to intensive farming practices. We believe there’s a different way.” To help make the right decisions, data are of crucial importance. Engelsman and ORTEC’s Frans van Helden sit down to chat about the importance of data, and more.
Interview with Volkert Engelsman, CEO Eosta
“If you have to deliver between one and two million parcels per day, you need prediction models.”
PostNL has four guiding principles in its sustainability transition: CO2 reduction, livability, transparency and transformation, together with both customers and colleagues. Rogier Havelaar, who is responsible for sustainability at PostNL’s largest business unit, identifies three logistics trends: urbanization, new customer demands and data. The company has already been innovating at the intersection between sustainability and business for some time now: “Our targets are aligned with the provisions enshrined in the Paris Agreement; the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has officially established this. We also stated last year that we wanted to accelerate our greening process, and we are investing an additional 80 million euros for that purpose.”
Interview with Rogier Havelaar, Head of Sustainability Parcels & Logistics
In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about technologies that allegedly reinforce inequality, as evidenced by books on algorithms like Weapons of Math Destruction. Discussions about facial recognition software that does not recognize non-white people and major issues such as the Dutch benefits scandal have taken center stage in this debate - and rightly so. The reputation of ‘the algorithm’, it seems, has taken a hit. Undeservedly so, if you were to ask Gerrit Timmer: “Algorithms pave the way for objectivity, giving us the opportunity to move in the right direction.”
An interview with Gerrit Timmer, Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at ORTEC
Ever since Richard Emmerink got his PhD in transport economics, he has had an undying love for all things transport. After building his career at road transport companies, he had a change of heart and transitioned to the world of air traffic three years ago, becoming director of Strategy and Airport Planning at Royal Schiphol Group. Together with his team, Emmerink is exploring what future airports should look like. “We cover everything from runways, gates and terminals to air-rail substitution and hyperloops.” After all, Emmerink et al. are driven by the ambition to make future airports, and preferably all of European aviation, as sustainable as possible. He also believes that you should show that you mean business. “It’s important that your personal ambitions are in line with those of the company. If they’re not, you’re at the wrong company.”
Interview with Richard Emmerink, Director of Strategy and Airport Planning at Schiphol
Electric Vehicle (EV) sales are rapidly increasing1. This growth is expected to accelerate even further in the coming years, driven by policy initiatives, plummeting battery costs and a growing variety in models. As EV sales grow, so does the market for charging them. Most charging happens at private locations like homes and office buildings. Yet, EV owners who live in apartment buildings or have to drive long distances rely on public charge points at gas stations, shopping centers or public parking lots. However, finding the sweet spot of charge network density is a complex puzzle. Can the infrastructure keep up with EV demand?
This article is powered by Sandra Bronsvoort, Subject Matter Expert eMobility at ORTEC
February 6, 2022
Zoetermeer, The Netherlands – At ORTEC we are proud to announce that our partnership with (re)forestation organization Trees for All is extended for three years: up to and including 2025. Through this collaboration, we actively contribute to a greener and better world by compensating the residual CO2 emissions of our daily business.
Zoetermeer, Netherlands Today, ORTEC announced that Marianne Tijssen is appointed as Non-Executive Board Member, effective July 1, 2020.
Marianne Tijssen will take over the position of Lineke Sneller, whose term is ending as per July 1, 2020. Tijssen has worked at ABN AMRO for over 24 years and is co-founder of FiveDegrees. Since 2014, she supports multiple organizations by being part of their supervisory boards. Among them the board of Univé, a cooperative insurance company.
ORTEC brings schedule optimization to the cloud to help service professionals achieve their business objectives
Today, ORTEC announces the launch and immediate availability of their new cloud-native solution, ORTEC for Field Service. Building on ORTEC's 30-year knowledge of field service planning and scheduling, ORTEC for Field Service applies ORTEC's unparalleled schedule optimization services to ensure ongoing business success
July 2020
In a data-driven organization, knowledge of data science is not and should not be limited to a select group of data specialists. Since all employees will encounter data applications in their jobs at some point in time, and to some degree, they will have to receive training adapted to their own specific level or – often even more importantly – they should be included in the change process. The more people understand the why of data-driven decision-making, the greater is the success. It requires a thorough approach that keeps tabs on the required mindset, skillset and toolset.
This is the third article in the series on Five Ways of Translating Data into Better Decision-Making. In this article, Robert Monné, manager of The Analytics Academy and Practice Lead of Organizational Development at ORTEC.
ORTEC Shift Creation is now available to help organizations address challenges in long-term workforce planning