It’s been quite some years that I’ve been engaged in topics related to global trade, including Customs and logistics. In my discussions with many people (especially those who are not involved in this industry on a daily...
Congressional Hearings: The Funniest Show In Town? “Congress was confused by the Internet During Hearing With Google CEO”, says the title of a YouTube clip highlighting key moments from a congressional hearing with Google...
The Value Of Data If you spend some time online reading about data, you almost cannot avoid noticing that many (including publications in magazines and websites with excellent reputation) emphasize the value of data. Some...
Tony Chocolonely is famous primarily for its mission to make chocolate 100% slave free. Its clients pay a premium to support the idea of fair trade. Its success shows that ethics, innovation and commercial success can go hand in...
What’s In A Name? Recently I overheard a conversation about workforce discrimination between two women at a restaurant in Amsterdam: Woman #1 (Asian): I got a new job! I’m… (job title) at … (company name: a widely-known...
Using Data To Fight Modern Slavery In Your Supply Chains Modern Slavery Is A Real Problem in Europe Some 34-40 million men, women, and children worldwide are living in modern slavery (source 1: 34 million; source 2: 40...
Today’s blog article describes an extensive undertaking in analyzing international trade data. The work has been done by Ahmad Fahmi at Altares Dun & Bradstreet in The Netherlands, supervised by myself and Mike van...
In an earlier blog article I wrote about how human intelligence differs from artificial intelligence, namely human intelligence is general intelligence while artificial intelligence is specialized intelligence. The article...
A 2011 article in the Harvard Business Review with the title Nobody Has Time for Interns made me reflect on a recent experience. Why Engage Interns? Many professionals are hesitant to engage interns, for various reasons. Interns...
It is a time of grief in the workplace. A very dear colleague passed away, and left a huge gap behind him. His life ended abruptly, far too early, and left his family, his friends and his colleagues in pain, so...
