OPINIE - Opinion Ivan Van de Cloot: volume versus value in logistics

Volume versus value

Anyone familiar with strategy formation in complex cases knows that the process all starts with asking the right questions. Strategic managers of logistics operations should regularly ask themselves how best to deal with sustainability. Here, efficient use of space and livability, among others, come up strongly. It is the job of economists to zoom in on scarcity, and space for economic activities is also a scarce commodity. So this requires a rational debate rather than denying reality. For port activities, this is crystallised around the world in the distinction between a volume strategy and a value strategy.