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.
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.
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.
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.
In its pursuit to enhance trust and transparency of data used in customs processes, the Working Group Open Customs Blockchain launched its second project aimed at making the customs clearance process more efficient. The Goods Passport ID (GPID) strives to revolutionise customs clearance by offering a single, reliable passport for goods flow, thereby ensuring trust by authorities and expediting clearance processes to mitigate delays.
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.
Exciting times unfold as we proudly announce Jonas Kassan from the Rhenus Group, as the new Working Group co-lead for Electronic Transport Documents. Jonas Kassan, alongside Ingo Müller from Dachser SE, will guide the Working Group towards its mission of developing a unified solution for handling shipping documents across various modes of transport. This underlines how competitors work together under the Foundation’s umbrella for a common goal: to harmonise logistics solutions and define de-facto standards.
Digitalisation in logistics must not be an end in itself but rather serve to make logistics more efficient and more stable as a whole. This is why open and collaborative solutions are required: solutions that transcend system boundaries and are accessible to all. As a result, the Open Logistics Foundation member network is working together to develop open source solutions. It focuses on services that businesses cannot utilise to differentiate themselves from competitors, but the efficiency of these services can be significantly improved through standardising, as Andreas Nettsträter and Carina Tüllmann explain in this article.
In a recent episode of NetzWert – The DACHSER Podcast, the Open Logistics Foundation took centre stage, shedding light on its efforts to revolutionise the logistics industry through collaboration and innovation. The episode featured key figures from the Foundation, including Andreas Nettsträter, CEO; Stefan Hohm, Chief Development Officer at Dachser and Member of the Board of the Open Logistics Foundation; Ingo Müller, Head of Prototyping & Testing at DACHSER and Head of the Working Group responsible for the Electronic Consignment Note (eCMR), and Roman Konrad, Customer Process & Business Integration Specialist at DACHSER.