Take note of the Dutch: collaboration is the best medicine for logistics

Joined-up thinking. Collaboration. Cooperation. These are the buzz words of 2012, but few companies  ? or countries ? truly put them into action.

Not so in the Netherlands. The Loadstar has often mentioned the enviable logistics strategy of this small trading nation, and it never ceases to impress. And it has lessons that could be learned by others throughout the global industry.

The latest example of common sense and pragmatism is from Schiphol Airport. For readers that don’t know well the typical ...