How digitisation enables petrochemical supply chain sustainability For three years now, The European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) and Vlerick Business School have been exploring how digitisation can add value to the petrochemical supply chain. Apart from digitisation, sustainability awareness has been gaining momentum as well. So how can digitisation minimise the ecological footprint of the petrochemical supply chain? Professor Ann Vereecke and researchers Alejandra Cabos Rodriguez and Joachim Van den Bergh summarised the conclusions of round table discussions as well as the lessons learned from desk research and expert interviews in a comprehensive report. Read more
Vlerick Business School successfully transitions company projects to online With the spread of COVID-19 and encouraged social distancing, business schools globally have faced tough decisions on whether to shift their teaching to a fully online model or cancel classes all together. This becomes an even more difficult decision when it comes to programmes and classes that involve interaction with external companies, such as our Global Supply Chain Strategy Bootcamp together with our Prime Foundation Partner Lineas. Thanks to our extensive experience with online learning and everyone’s flexibility and willingness to make this work, we successfully transitioned the bootcamp to online. Read more