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BackgroundSome History The founder of Colstrat Holding, Robert Valk has an impressive track record in the banking industry, the logistics environment and the technology world. All senior executive positions held were with a strong business development and transformation focus. Ultimately unavoidable he started his first company some years ago together with his colleague and dear friend Mr. Jan Kooyman. They turned this company into a success by creating multidisciplinary e-commerce solutions for existing renowned companies. Several projects in the area of Retailing, Security & TTP, Logistics, Financials and Fulfillment are already launched in the market or are waiting until the appropriate launching moment. After this successful adventure, he started Colstrat Holding to have a platform for other activities & initiatives and to secure existing business interests, participations and intellectual property rights. |
Time to rethink offshoring?Changing economic conditions may have undermined some of the benefits of offshoring. For managers of global supply chains, this could be the time to reevaluate.The production of high-tech goods has moved steadily from the United States to Asia over the last decade. The reasons are familiar: lower wages, a stable global economy, and rapidly growing local markets. These factors combined to make nations such as China and Malaysia favored manufacturing locations. In the last two years, however, the favorable economic winds that carried offshoring forward have turned turbulent. The new conditions are undermining some of the factors that made manufacturers of every stripe, including those in high tech, move production offshore. |