Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg

Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg

Podcast Logistics Conversations

  1. #21 Paul Schockmel - Geopolitical implications on automotive supply chains

    03/05/2023

    #21 Paul Schockmel - Geopolitical implications on automotive supply chains

    The CEO of Tech company IEE - International Electronics & Engineering, Paul Schockmel, is the guest of podcast host Malik Zeniti. IEE is a provider of smart sensors for the automotive industry and is located in Echternach and Bissen. Paul Schockmel has an engineer and business background and gives an overview of the Logistics situation at IEE following the Chinese lockdowns and expectations of automotive companies. The automotive companies are heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine and inflation rates. The fluctuating demand and supply problems are going on and the sector might be in crisis for a long time. IEE has been very strongly impacted by geopolitical impacts as IEE is sourcing 850 critical components. 12 million cars out of a global production of 90 million cars could not be produced because of semiconductor shortage. The company has to adapt to global supply chains. The decision where to produce is starting very early with the customers. Already in the quotation process, the locations of production is discussed. Distances have to be short to keep prices low and being in the same time zone is also helpful. It is also important to protect the IP of IEE, which is one of the largest patent filer in Luxembourg. In the process, the company files patents very early in order to make sure that the company is the first. To solve the initial problems, the company and its partners have worked on programs to be more flexible in their operations. New suppliers and designs led to multiple sourcing strategies and a task force at IEE is dedicated to solve bottlenecks. Musique proposée par La Musique Libre : Markvard - Dawn : youtu.be/fPkSP9XvcUs Markvard : @markvard Production Légendes Urbaines

    26 min
  2. #20 Danilo D'Aversa - Gulliver- Scaling up and going international from Luxembourg

    02/13/2023

    #20 Danilo D'Aversa - Gulliver- Scaling up and going international from Luxembourg

    C4L Manager and podcast host Malik Zeniti welcomes Danilo D’Aversa, General Manager at Gulliver to talk about digital transformation in logistics, scaling up and going international from Luxembourg, and plans for the future. Created 20 years ago in Italy, Gulliver is a software company, focused on mobile and web development, that opened a subsidiary in Luxembourg in 2022 to expand beyond the Italian market. Passing through the smartphone, they digitalize the processes inside companies and one of their key targets is the logistics sector for which they developed the G-Transport solution. Danilo explains why logistics companies are their target customers and why digitalization and smartphone use is a must in the sector. According to Danilo, a company that needs a digital strategy cannot ignore the smartphone. Gulliver’s mantra is: “There is no digital strategy without the smartphone.” Danilo explains the advantages of their G-transport solution and highlights that newly added features address problems voiced by the market: “The market is our main driver for the decision-making process and for the evolution of the solution and diffusion.” Since AI is a hot topic, the episode includes a reflection on AI and whether Gulliver feels threatened by fast-growing newcomers. Scaling up and going international from Luxembourg: Danilo explains why Gulliver chose Luxembourg to grow their business beyond Italy. Since Gulliver is a software company, Malik and Danilo discuss data-driven innovation, which is enabled by the data collected through Gulliver’s solutions. Finally, Danilo gives an outlook on how Gulliver is treating the hot topic of energy efficiency and energy transition in collaboration with the University of Luxembourg. No time for the whole podcast? No problem! Jump to the end of the podcast where Danilo explains their app and vision in a few lines to a 17-year-old. Musique proposée par La Musique Libre : Markvard - Dawn : youtu.be/fPkSP9XvcUs Markvard : @markvard Production Légendes Urbaines

    33 min
  3. #17 Stéphanie Damgé - Boosting Entrepreneurship

    06/01/2022

    #17 Stéphanie Damgé - Boosting Entrepreneurship

    In discussion with Stephanie Damgé, the director of the Young entrepreneurs Luxembourg association, the Logistics Conversations Podcast moderator Malik Zeniti discusses what programs already exist in Luxembourg to bring the idea of entrepreneurship to the school system for kids of 10-15 years. She emphasizes the importance of orientation of young people to achieve motivated talents with mindsets and attitudes that embrace entrepreneurship. She’s persuaded that entrepreneurship is not a matter of DNA but can be developed depending on the environment. Since JEL was founded in 2005 the image about entrepreneurs changed in Luxembourg according to Damgé and she encourages to try something and accept failure as experiences to grow from. JEL runs 12 different programs that have been developed for primary, secondary and post-secondary schools that are executed yearly with a network of almost 500 volunteers from the business and economy to either bring business into school or the school into the businesses. Over 10’000 students have hence been exposed to one or more programs. With a strong professional HR background before joining JEL Stephanie has developed experience on the missing competences in candidates curriculum vitaes. From this a passion to include practical experiences, financial literacy and a special spirit required to boost the image of entrepreneurs in school, and help develop a stronger business mindset with young talents. One successful program is Fit-for-life where the focus of the trained volunteers is to bring financial literacy to 14-16 years old and say “Let’s talk about money” by developing an imaginary private budget together to learn managing the personal finance. It will be upgraded with a lesson about interviews and how to create a personal CV. The flagship program is the “Mini-entreprises” for young people of 16-19 years, where a business idea is developed as far as delivering a product through a supply chain to the customer. A successful idea was the very successful example of “chicken-for-me”, “Eggspress”, Drockmeeschter or Frëschkëscht. The international network JA reaches impressive 11 million young people in one year. She recommends parents to support their kids to identify strengths and do what they are good in doing. Stephanie’s biggest dream is that nobody leaves school without exposure to one program and sponsors are very welcome to achieve this vision. Musique proposée par La Musique Libre : Markvard - Dawn : youtu.be/fPkSP9XvcUs Markvard : @markvard Production Légendes Urbaines

    30 min

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