2 December 2024 | News
AI, sustainability, and open source solutions – the future of the logistics industry is promising to be filled with innovations, from making existing processes and procedures more efficient to creating entirely new inventions. A deeper understanding of these topics is key to excel in the upcoming years. Therefore, the Digital Hub Logistics Dortmund set up a new training format for young professionals, future leaders, career changers, talents, and logistics and supply chain management experts. The aim – to equip future leaders with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate the logistics landscape of tomorrow. Empowering them to leverage these tools for the benefit of their organisations.
29 November 2024 | News
Our Innovation Community met on November 14th, 2024, at the BioMedizinZentrum (BMZ) in Dortmund, where over 50 representatives from our member companies came together to share ideas, address their common challenges, and shape the future of logistics. During the Ideation Workshop, seven crucial topics were identified, each aimed at advancing open source solutions for logistics. As always, our members drive these initiatives, focusing on collaboration and innovation to achieve impactful, industry-wide standards under the Open Logistics Foundation.
8 October 2024 | News
Michael Henke, Managing Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Open Logistics Foundation. He takes over the position from Michael ten Hompel, who is stepping down due to retirement. Henke was previously Chairman of the Board of Open Logistics e. V. As part of the new appointment, Alice Kirchheim, Director of the Fraunhofer IML, will become a new member of the organisation’s board.
9 September 2024 | News
Today, open source software and open standards are central to green and sustainable logistics. With this in mind, the Open Logistics Foundation and Smart Freight Centre have decided to join forces: As part of a network partnership, which has now been sealed with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, the two organisations also want to advance zero-emissions logistics in the future jointly. To this end, the sustainability expertise of Smart Freight Centre and the digitalisation expertise of the Open Logistics Foundation are to join forces. The new partnership sends a strong signal to the industry and the market in favour of open source software and open standards. This once again underlines the need for companies to work together.
12 July 2024 | News
The Open Logistics Foundation wants to promote digitisation in the industry and standardise processes jointly. Andreas Nettsträter, the Foundation’s CEO, and Markus Sandbrink, the Rhenus Logistics Group’s CIO, reveal in an interview with DVZ editor Amelie Bauer what the Foundation is working on after the eCMR and what potential collaboration has for Europe and internationally as a logistics location.
25 June 2024 | News
In April, the Finnish Centre for Open Systems and Solutions (COSS) and the Open Logistics Foundation became Network Partners. This international cooporation fosters the development and usage of open source solutions in different industries.
7 June 2024 | News
With the Open Source Innovation Days 2024 – the second network meeting after the premiere in 2023 – the Open Logistics Foundation once again highlighted the value of an open source network and the value of open source software. More than 80 logistics and IT experts from the Open Logistics Foundation’s Innovation Community registered for the presentation and workshop event in Berlin to find out about the Foundation’s activities and the work in the Working Groups and to network.
25 April 2024 | News
Our Innovation Community meets again in Berlin! Happening on June 5th and 6th, 2024, the Open Source Innovation Days 2024 – Open Logistics Foundation member summit is approaching. This time, we will have two days filled with insightful discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities. This article will introduce and expand on the workshop topics, giving you insights on what to expect.
10 April 2024 | News
The Open Logistics Foundation, a leading advocate for collaborative solutions in the logistics industry, was recently featured in an insightful podcast episode titled “Beyond Boundaries: Opening up to transformative collaboration and Innovation”. In this insightful discussion, the Foundation’s pivotal role in driving transformative collaboration and fostering innovation was showcased, shedding light on key strategies and open source achievements in the logistics sector. Here are some highlights shared between Andreas Nettsträter, CEO of the Open Logistics Foundation, and Iliriana Kacaniku, CEO and Founder of the Open Solve Studio, as well as host and producer of the Beyond Visibility Lounge podcast.
