I'm quite tired tonight so this will have to be brief/potentially boring...
I'm so glad Annee encouraged us to go check out this floral auction house. It was so impressive. I loved watching and analyzing both the flowers and the company operations. They use an inventory system similar to Wal-Mart. So smart.
Plus, this visit made me miss my Asia 2007 days where we visited manufacturing plants all over while enjoying witty commentary from Chad and Joseph.
Here is some brief info about the auction house (Court and KHill - this is summary info I would share in the pre-visit presentation meeting in Chad/Joseph's hotel room while we secretly analyzed whether or not they shared a bed):
Every day Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer sets the world price for flowers and plants.
This happens by bringing supply and demand together by means of the auction clock- a fascinating process during which large and small batches of flowers are sold within fractions of seconds.
Each day, 19 million flowers and two million plants are sold through 13 clocks at 'Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer'. It takes place within an area of almost one million m2.
This means that Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer has the largest trade building in the entire world! (Much bigger than all of Frankfurt airport as mom kept mentioning.)
P.S. Check out this sweet hotel chair!! I want to take it home with me...
2 comments:
Wow, I love Aalsameer, but I never would have guessed the reasons that you would love it too. Forgot to contemplate the business angle when I was there.
A picture of the chair is probably good enough. Put it in the inspiration book, and find a way to duplicate. It's totally cute.
Combining business and flowers. It's like your Mecca.
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