Creating a Dissemination and Promotion Platform for Logistics Best Practice June 2006
The Challenge Little Exchange SCM Knowledge Transport Capacities underutilised 30% increase in Transport Volume in past 10 years Road Congestion and Pollution Macro-Level Threat for Economic Growth and Efficiency in Europe Lack qualified Supply Chain Personnel Micro-Level Taking macroeconomic transport issues to the micro-level Page: 2
bestlog Objectives Program: Official Title: Principal: Sustainable Surface Transport Logistics Best Practice DG TREN Budget: 3.05 million Euro Duration: 48 months (until 02/10) Consortium: 9 research institutes from 9 European countries Establish a European Platform for collection and active dissemination Logistics Best Practice (ongoing, self-funding, non-prit) to Improve Supply Chain Practice ImproveSupply Chain Education Reduce Differences across Europe Set Standards Create growth and jobs Achieve better match between EC policy and business decisions Page: 3
EU Targets European Policy Context Transport White Paper Transport at the service European industry and citizens Lisbon Agenda Create Jobs by making Europe the most competitive knowledge based economy. Sustainable development - De-coupling economic growth and transport growth Enlargement Continual integration new Member States, plus Bulgaria and Romania Logistics Policy (DG TREN) Intermodal transport needs door to door logistics solutions to be successful and compete in real terms Co-modality = improve efficiency all modes separately and together in intermodal chains Shippers should consider other modes not just road only Page: 4
Initiating continuous exchange bestlog Project establishes Good Practices Benchmarks Evaluations Requirements Existing Courses Supply Chain Management & Operations Best Practice case studies Benchmarks Certifications, Awards Dissemination & Promotion Platform Educational programs Certifications Booklets European Logistics Education Handbook Education The dissemination & promotion platform will collect and disseminate Supply Chain Management knowledge on an ongoing basis Page: 5
Project Management Structure European Commission DG TREN Project Consortium Co-ordinator Secretariat Project Management Board Project Advisory and Communication Board Dissemination and Promotion Platform Project Project Co-ordination Co-ordination and and Secretariat: Secretariat: Berlin Berlin University University Technology, Technology, Department Department Logistics Logistics PMB PMB consists consists one one representative representative from from each each consortium consortium member member To To be be defined defined during during project project Intended Intended to to continue continue after after project project Ongoing Ongoing collection collection and and dissemination dissemination self-funding, self-funding, non-prit non-prit Experts Experts from from Industry, Industry, Governments, Governments, Industry Industry Associations Associations 58 58 members members Representatives Representatives all all EU+ EU+ countries countries Advisory Advisory board board will will facilitate facilitate communication communication with with different different stakeholders stakeholders and and regions regions Project Organisation incorporates numerous stakeholders and thereby fosters Best Practice knowledge dissemination Page: 6
Approach Project Consortium Project Advisory and Communication Board Dissemination and Promotion Platform WP1 - Problem Description and Theoretical Foundation WP2 - State the Art in Promotion and Dissemination WP3 - Translation findings into strategy WP4 - Development methodology for best practice assessment WP5 - Collection cases illustrating issues best practice and innovation throughout Europe WP6 - Evaluation and transferability analysis WP7 - Development a Label/Certificate Continuous Dissemination WP8 - Development training packages WP9 - Recommendations and advise for continuation activities Project Duration: 4 years until early 2010 Page: 7
Consortium Bereich Logistik The bestlog Consortium consists 9 high calibre logistics research institutes Page: 8
bestlog for You Get involved... Participate Participate in in industry industry workshops workshops Participate Participate in in the the 2008 2008 bestlog bestlog conference conference Contribute Contribute best best practice practice cases cases Contribute Contribute to to the the online online databases databases...and gain Use Use bestlog bestlogas as marketing marketing channel channel for for your your Logistics Logistics solutions solutions and and Logistics Logistics Education Education Services Services Access Access a Europe-wide Europe-wide best best practice practice platform platform Find Find out out on-line on-line how how your your logistics logistics processes processes compare compare with with those those other other companies companies Contribute Contribute to to EC EC strategy strategy on on logistics logistics issues issues bestlog fers benefits for companies and education institutions alike Page: 9
www.bestlog.org soon online: bestlog Toolset Page: 10
www.bestlog.org soon online: Directory European Logistics Education Page: 11
www.bestlog.org soon online: Logistics Research Database Page: 12
www.bestlog.org planned for later 2006: Online Benchmarking Page: 13
Contacts BestLog Project Office: Institute Technology and Management Logistics Department Director Pr. Dr.-Ing. Frank Straube Straße des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. H 90 D - 10623 Berlin Your contacts Balkan Cetinkaya (cetinkaya@logistik.tu-berlin.de) Peter Franke (franke@logistik.tu-berlin.de) www.bestlog.org Tel.: +49 (0) 30 314 29 980 Fax: +49 (0) 30 314 25 992 Page: 14