The future of logistics is open source.
Away from silo thinking and media discontinuity, and towards common, cross-industry standards – what open source can do for logistics and supply chain management, and for your company.
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The Open Logistics Foundation promotes the collaborative development and commercial use of open source logistics software and hardware with the help of a unique Innovation Community. The Foundation operates the Open Logistics Repository, an open and neutral platform over which all components are developed and made available for any company interested.
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Joining the Innovation Community, every company has the chance to help create the future of open source in logistics and benefit from the solutions jointly developed. All components accommodated in the Open Logistics Repository are accessible for free for any company – also for being used commercially.
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Open Logistics Foundation becomes a partner of the IATA ONE Record Hackathon
On February 24 and 25, the global air freight industry will meet in Dublin for the IATA ONE Record Hackathon. The Open Logistics Foundation is participating as a partner for the first time. In cooperation with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), it is promoting the ONE Record standard for open data exchange in global air freight logistics. In the spirit of collaboration and community, the Foundation wants to encourage companies to create joint solutions instead of individual solutions.
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From candidate proposal to graduated project: How open source projects evolve within the Foundation
Discover how our open source projects evolve from candidate proposals to widely adopted solutions within the logistics industry. Explore the incubation process, criteria, and milestones that ensure high-quality, innovative tools and solutions for supply chain and logistics challenges managed by the Open Logistics Foundation.

Public property as an economic factor: What open source software is worth
Despite open source software’s growing importance for the economy, measuring its value has been difficult until now. Dr. Manuel Hoffmann from Harvard Business School explains the approach he and his fellow researchers have developed that closes the gaps in calculating the value of open source software and provides companies with important key figures.

One for all: The Open Logistics Foundation License
Licence questions are a stumbling block for companies’ use of open source software. The Open Logistics Foundation License makes topics transparent that are only indirectly addressed in other licences. The more detailed a licence is, the less room for interpretation there is – and the greater the certainty.

Cyber Security: The responsibility of companies is increasing
With the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), the European Union wants to improve the quality and security standards of digital products. In an interview, Miriam Seyffarth, Head of Political Communications at the Open Source Business Alliance, explains what the regulation means for companies and what role open source software plays.
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