Summer School – Strategic logistics, from vision to execution

Powered by Antwerp Management School (AMS)
27 – 28 – 29 August 2025 |  @ LogiVille, Niel
**Dutch spoken course**

Supply chain is the backbone of our rapidly evolving economy. To follow the latest trends and make your organisation future-proof, your level of knowledge must also evolve continuously.

During this three-day, Dutch-language Summer School, Antwerp Management School (AMS) and VIL combine academic foundations with practical experience from innovative projects. This will give you a solid, practice-oriented update that you can apply immediately.

Companies need to make their supply chain hyper-efficient, flexible, resilient and sustainable to be able to play a role in the logistics ecosystem in the future. This requires not only innovation, but especially strategic knowledge. What opportunities are there and what is their effective impact? Through a combination of academic frameworks, inspiring practical examples and interactive sessions, participants will learn how to make their supply chains more agile, efficient and future-proof.

What will you learn?
In three days, you will gain insight into:
✔ the latest trends in supply chain and their impact
✔ innovation opportunities in logistics with automation and digitalisation
✔ successful transport strategies, including multimodal transport
✔ sustainability reporting (CSRD & VSME) and circular supply chains
✔ innovation areas that make your supply chain futureproof

For whom
This course is aimed at professionals, middle and senior management who already have experience in logistics and want to broaden their understanding to make better operational-strategic decisions. Think logistics or operations managers, supervisors, academic experts, or lateral entrants into senior management positions in logistics environments.

Programme

Day 1 : Supply Chain Trends & Warehousing Strategy

• Trends in logistics – Domien Stubbe, VIL LinkedIn
  An overview of current trends in the logistics ecosystem, and how they are driven by an ever-changing society and therefore changing demand for logistics.
• Fundamentals supply chain management – Prof Roel Gevaers, AMS LinkedIn
  A strategic overview of how global supply chains drive the world economy. This session highlights geopolitical influences, disruptions and the growing importance of supply chain decisions at board level.
• Tour LogiVille demonstration centre
  Experience at Logiville – Belgium’s only Supply Chain demonstration centre – how advanced technology and innovation are transforming the logistics sector. A practical and inspiring insight into the future of logistics.
• Warehousing: automation and digitalisation – Paul Van Nuffel, LogiVille (VIL) LinkedIn
  Learn how to apply innovative systems in a warehouse environment, to achieve efficient intralogistics processes.

Day 2 : Transport Fundamentals

• Transport Strategies – Wouter Dewulf, AMS LinkedIn
  Discover the strengths and trade-offs of air, maritime, road and rail transport. Learn how to cleverly combine transport modes and make choices that are both cost-efficient and sustainable.
• Urban & last mile logistics – Prof Roel Gevaers, AMS LinkedIn
  This session explores the challenges of last-mile deliveries in urban areas and how companies are adapting their logistics networks. Topics such as microhubs, cargo bikes and autonomous deliveries will be discussed.
• Multimodal transport: away from the road – Ilse Verdonck, Multimodaal.Vlaanderen (VIL) LinkedIn
  A deep dive into the use of inland shipping and rail transport in your supply chain strategy. Through an interactive workshop, you will go hands-on with realistic intermodal logistics scenarios.

Day 3 : Future Logistics & Sustainability

• Sustainability reporting: CSRD & VSME – Dirk Staelens, VIL LinkedIn
  CSRD or sustainability reporting is already mandatory for large companies. This also impacts SMEs and medium-sized companies, which often work in subcontracting.
• Circular supply chains – Jan Merckx, VIL LinkedIn
  Discover why regional, national but also European policies are betting on circular supply chains. What it means, the challenges but also opportunities are discussed.
• Future Logistics Tour in LogiVille
  Take your own tour of LogiVille’s digital experience centre and discover innovation areas that will determine the future of logistics and supply chains.
• Keynote: Innovation and impact strategy in supply chains (tbc)
  Get inspired to take action and apply what you have learned, by a change-maker in Europe’s logistics ecosystem.
• Certification & reception
  Receive a certificate of participation, awarded by VIL, powered by Antwerp Management School (AMS).

Dates
Wednesday 27 – Thursday 28 – Friday 29 August 2025

Location
LogiVille – Galileilaan 3, 2845 Niel

Participation price

1,950 EUR p.p. (excl. VAT)

• Including: catering, course material, reception, and certificate