Nienke Strikwerda
Nienke has extensive experience in engineering and technical consultancy. At Schiphol, she focuses on what she loves most: applying engineering to the complex aviation industry, with an emphasis on innovation, simulations, and sustainability. Outside of work, she is pursuing a two-year degree to become a local nature guide, reflecting her passion for the environment. Nienke’s career combines her technical expertise with a dedication to creating sustainable solutions in both aviation and nature conservation.
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3 - Increasing airport capacity and flexibility - 11:35 - 12:00
Creating 50% more make-up capacity on the same shop floor
Increased capacity for baggage make-up without extending the building is a dream that can come true in your organization. Looking at the make-up process from a different perspective and with a different mindset will result in extended make-up capacity, space efficiency, cost savings, operational flexibility, energy savings and system robustness. The impact of this concept will change the future of airport planning, starting at our own operational site. Therefore, the ideation is already in execution for implementation. The ins and outs and status quo will be presented by the founders themselves.
The audience will learn:
- How to create a better-performing baggage process
- Extend your baggage handling capacity without extending the building
- Practical guidelines to implement the concept in brown fields and green fields
- Background details in both design and numbers
- Actual status and results from the proof of concept and implementation phasing in a running operation
