Oscar De bok

“The investments that we're making as DHL, 2 billion in the coming period to make sure that we have the infrastructure for both the healthcare sector of today but also the healthcare sector of tomorrow is crucial and that indeed comes back to really having end to end change on multi-temperature that are certified and un...”

— From DHL Supply Chain CEO Oscar de Bok on CRYOPDP Acquisition, AI & the Future of Healthcare Logistics, Cold Chain Platform (April 09, 2025)

“When we talk about data and AI and generative AI, there's several levels and you have your if you look at the supply chain sector as a whole and specifically companies like us obviously sit on a lot of information and a lot of data. And what I advised obviously the audience is that make sure to use aggregate data to ta...”

— From DHL Supply Chain CEO Oscar de Bok on CRYOPDP Acquisition, AI & the Future of Healthcare Logistics, Cold Chain Platform (April 09, 2025)

“The capability to respond to the unexpected has evolved enormously. The only problem is that the unexpected happens more than in the past. So I think it has improved a lot and that is because of bigger investments, the view of necessity of having those capabilities, but on the other hand the number of events is evolvin...”

— From DHL CEO Oscar De Bok Talks Shipping Impacts of Baltimore Bridge Collapse | Bloomberg Talks, Bloomberg Podcasts (March 28, 2024)

“What you now see is it's far more about the resilience of Supply chains to make sure that they're organized in such a way that you can respond to these things. The cost of a dis optimized supply chain because of an event is way higher than having a 5 or 10% lower or higher stock level.”

— From DHL CEO Oscar De Bok Talks Shipping Impacts of Baltimore Bridge Collapse | Bloomberg Talks, Bloomberg Podcasts (March 28, 2024)

“The strategy is far more about the resilience of supply chains to make sure that they are organized in such a way that you can respond to these things. Because if you've got your minimum stock levels, then obviously a two hour delay is actually dramatic. If you make sure that you built a supply chain in such a way that...”

— From Supply Chain Impact From Bridge Collapse Will Be Minimal, Says De Bok, Bloomberg Television (March 27, 2024)

“The cost of addition to my supply chain because of an event is way higher than having a five or 10% lower or higher stock level.”

— From Supply Chain Impact From Bridge Collapse Will Be Minimal, Says De Bok, Bloomberg Television (March 27, 2024)