WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT & AUTOMATION

Pieter Van den Broecke, EMEA Leader Supply Chain Commerce Strategies

In this session, Pieter Van den Broecke, EMEA Leader Supply Chain Commerce Strategies at Manhattan, will explore why warehouse and transportation operations can no longer be managed in isolation. He will explain how a unified warehouse management and transportation platform connects execution, inventory, orders, labour, carriers and delivery decisions across the supply chain.

His presentation will focus on the practical benefits of this connected approach, including greater end-to-end visibility, faster and more accurate decision-making, improved fulfilment performance, and increased operational agility.

2.20 -2.50 PM CET

Vincent Weinschenk, Warehousing-expert

For decades, warehouse automation has focused on one question: how can we pick and move goods faster?
But what if speed is no longer the biggest opportunity?
This presentation explores a simple but provocative idea: the best warehouse move is the one that never happens.

2.55 -3.10 PM CET

Dennis de Bruijn, Managing Director, On-Deck

Many wholesalers eventually face the same challenge: a growing product portfolio, limited warehouse space, and increasing operational pressure. The first instinct is often to expand or relocate. But is that always the right solution?

In this practical and experience-driven session, Dennis de Bruijn of On-Deck shares how the company addressed this challenge by rethinking its warehouse operations. As a leading wholesaler of premium watersports equipment, On-Deck supplies retailers, shipyards, sailmakers, and industrial customers on a daily basis. As the assortment continued to expand, available storage capacity became increasingly constrained.

Dennis will take the audience through the decision-making process, the considerations involved, and the reasons behind On-Deck’s first step towards warehouse automation. He will explain how the company implemented two Kardex Shuttle systems to maximize the use of existing space while preparing the operation for future growth.

Rather than focusing solely on technology, this session highlights the operational challenge, the chosen approach, implementation lessons, and the tangible results achieved. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how smarter warehouse design and automation can create additional capacity—without the need for expansion.

3.30 -3.45 PM CET

Jan-Peter Schraagen, Salesmanager EPG

What is Retrofitting and what are the challenges? Including a customer case.

3.50 -4.05 PM CET