Da Vinc3i

Start: December 2010
Period: 4 years

The project objective is to strengthen the international leading competitive position of the Dutch horticulture sector in a global, virtualized trade network by researching the opportunities for new coordination, consolidation and collaboration concepts in extended international trade park networks, and the possibilities for making chain information directly and real-time available and usable to support decision making of all partners in the horticultural network. This project has 5 Work Packages. During the project, the findings of all packages are integrated resulting in innovative and validated concepts & tools for handling fresh products in virtual trade networks and challenging demo-projects as well as high-level scientific publications. With the dynamic voluntary coordination concept for virtualized trade based on planning and control models and quality management, the physical position of The Netherlands as the global Horticultural Hub will be strengthened, while the Green ports will also become a leading Information Gateway for Europe. Well organized product quality controls are a precondition for the development and implementation of new control mechanisms. Da Vinc3i will start in January 2011, a factsheet will be published in mid January on the website of Dinalog.

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> Project Plan DaVinc3i
> artikel Vakblad EVO Logistiek: DaVinc3i, logistieke innovatie in sierteeltsector

Project leader: prof. dr. ir. J.G.A.J. van der Vorst, Wageningen jack.vandervorst@wur.nl