In memoriam. Lecturer in City Logistics and an authority on supply chain management
It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of Walther Ploos van Amstel. For more than 25 years he shared his knowledge of logistics and supply chain management with organisations across the Netherlands. We are grateful for everything he brought to the stage and to the field.
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Walther Ploos van Amstel has passed away. With him, the logistics world loses one of its most outspoken and committed voices. He had a gift for making complex supply chains understandable and got audiences thinking about how things could be done smarter, cleaner and together.
From 2014 he was Lecturer in City Logistics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Before that, he was a professor at the Netherlands Defence Academy and was affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
For more than 30 years he worked as an organisational consultant in logistics, supply chain management and international distribution. He focused on logistics innovation, implementing supply chain management, urban logistics, construction logistics and chain management.
Walther studied business economics at the Catholic University of Brabant in Tilburg. He worked for a toilet paper manufacturer and a manufacturer of detergents and cleaning products. In 2002 he obtained his doctorate from the Vrije Universiteit with research into how logistics managers function.
Walther saw logistics as part of business strategy. In his view, the smart interplay of suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, knowledge centres, governments and logistics service providers determined the success of a supply chain. Innovations should not stay on paper but actually be put into practice.
He chaired the jury of the Dutch Logistics Award, sat on the juries of the Jong TLN Awards and the Shopping Awards, and was an expert at the Inventory Management Competence Center. As a columnist he wrote for Logistiek.nl, Delaatstemeter and Twinklemagazine, among others. In his rare spare time he could be found behind the decks somewhere in the world as a house DJ.
Walther’s topics remain as relevant as ever: urban logistics, e-commerce logistics and collaboration across the supply chain. Anyone wishing to explore them further will find more among our speakers on logistics.
As companies adapt and increase their market, it is inevitable to work on and improve the logistics and supply chain management of the company. Walther Ploos van Amstel offers knowledge and strategies which are second to none. If you want to make sure that your company is on the right path, you don’t want to miss a lecture by Walther Ploos van Amstel.
Not entirely. While Walther Ploos van Amstel is an invaluable keynote speaker, he can also be booked as the chairman of the day for either four or eight hours at a time. Sounds interesting? You can discuss the details of booking him with Speakers Academy!
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