Monday the 8th of May was the busiest day in our logistics operation so far this year . This is not surprising as it is the week before Mother ’s Day " , suppose Leendert - Jan Plaisier , COO at Royal FloraHolland in their Managementcolumn .
" Traditionally , this is a peak week for the industry . We respond to this with extra staff and all the other measures , and Monday was also an former auction day . On this engaged day , our logistics colleagues managed to fork out as forecast . The very last plant in Aalsmeer were delivered at around 14:00 . Flowers were save to all locations much earlier , as were the plants in Naaldwijk . Very good prison term conceive the loudness deliver . After the relatively restrained month of April , this was the first major pragmatic test of our blossom beat : Accelerated startle for flowers , final pushing for plants ' and eminent volumes per auction . I do n’t require to get too excited , but I am pleased with the performance of our logistics operation . I hope this is the precursor of a successful continuation of the summit season . "
" In April , the first month of the peak time of year , we were not really test . We were prepare for peak dealings from the beginning of April . Not just us but the whole industry . Everyone was in the starting block , but the rush - off did not happen . Last yr , we were caught off guard by a sudden increase in volume due to the apparent motion of direct flows to the clock . This year , the weather condition gods have confounded our prognosis . The almost autumnal weather in April had a major impact on production and demand . Because lease ’s face it , garden weather has seldom been this good . No other sector is as dependent on the weather as ours , and nothing is as changeable and irregular as the atmospheric condition . Yet no one in the industry doubt that the boom is yet to come . Just a little more sunshine and higher temperatures , and we will have our fill . "
" I depend frontward to it with trust . Because we are full prepared , despite all the enlisting campaigns that have stand fruit , we still have a famine of logistics staff on some days . The shortage varies by localisation and twenty-four hours and is less than last year . In the past period , colleagues from the office have stepped in as peak helpers , and that is help . We also see that the visor measure are bearing fruit . We only use ' higher volume per auction ' when necessary . In April , there was scarcely any need for it , but this week the auctioneers are using it in a very targeted way . And , as announced , only where they think it can be done . The same pop off for ' accelerate jump for prime , final energy for plant . ' In Aalsmeer , this measure was used on five of the 18 auction days . In Naaldwijk , it is now stock practice session . This approaching has proven itself in practice session . I ’m particularly proud of that I ’m get very convinced reactions from the plant buyers . Where there were skeptical voices at the source , many now welcome the fact that they welcome the product in a shorter period of clock time , which let them to deploy their staff more efficaciously . This is a great example of a positively charged side - effect that we have never used as an argument ourselves . "
" When there was no rush in April , some people oppugn the need for peak measures . The same applies to the use of early auction days . We are extra prepared with measures that we can deploy flexibly . If you go out and fetch an umbrella or rainwater gear and it stays juiceless , in retrospect , it may not have been necessary , but surely not undue . If it commence to rain and you have nothing , you will regret it . former auction days call for early planning . Growers , purchaser , transporter , and stave have to take this into account in their preparation . Based on discourse with growers and buyer , we made swap - offs months ago . Doing nothing was not an option , so we put in place pliable measures . These were only needed to a limited extent in April , but it is assure to have them in place . Predictable logistics services are very important to us . "
" So we are prepared . And that is a good matter , because the mass is going to increase . Nobody doubts that . The only doubt is when and how much . With sound cooperation and coordination , we can make this peak time period a success . We do the peaks together . "
Bron : Royal FloraHolland
