Rethinking open source for logistics

Our Foundation.

Foundation

The Open Logistics Foundation’s primary goal is to facilitate the collaborative development of open source software to address existing problems in logistics and supply chain management. Our members implement common standards and develop tools and services, which can be used commercially by any player in the industry.

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Future logistics runs on open source

Established in 2021 by four major companies in logistics and supply chain management, the Open Logistics Foundation is a non-profit operating foundation advocating the promotion of open source applications in logistics.

These are our statutory objectives:

Operating an open and neutral platform for the joint development of open source software and hardware components
Developing and establishing de facto standards
Publishing open source software and hardware components
Establishing and maintaining an open source community
Merging results from science, applied research, and practice into practical open source applications
Providing further education and training in the field of digitalisation

Our work is financed by member fees collected by Open Logistics e. V. – our support association. Any company can become a member of the support association and join our network in order to initiate and drive forward open source projects together with other companies. Donations and endowments are appreciated.

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Your guide to the Foundation

The Open Logistics Foundation’s playbook is an essential guide to understanding us and the work that we do. In just a few pages, you will gain insights into our mission, vision, and the way we actually work, from initial ideas to open source implementations.

Find out more about who we are, what we do, what drives us and how you can participate.

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Dr. Stephan Peters

Chairman, Open Logistics Foundation; Member of the Board, Rhenus SE & Co. KG

»The open-source concept guarantees an open standard for digitalising logistics processes while offering a high degree of flexibility for individual adaptations.«

Stefan Hohm

Member of the Board, Open Logistics Foundation; CDO and Member of the Executive Board, Dachser

»Open source simplifies access to digitalisation and drives the standardisation of commodities within digital value chains.«

A platform for shared innovation

The Open Logistics Foundation operates the Open Logistics Repository, a technical platform allowing collaborative development of open source software (OSS) and hardware (OSH). The Repository also makes open source interfaces, reference implementations, and components available for use under a free (i.e. permissive) licence. Furthermore, it monitors the quality and security of the developed open source tools and ensures neutrality regarding their development.

Via the Open Logistics Repository, all components jointly developed by our members are available for any company interested.

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