Logisticians and supply chain participants are in constant need of new knowledge about best practices. The ELAbestLog platform has been designed to meet this fundamental need. By enabling the exchange of experience in the ongoing struggle with logistical challenges in a sustainable way, it is an excellent starting point not only for young companies just starting their business operations, but also for mature organizations that still want to learn from others.
ELAbestLog uses the results of the successful BestLog project, implemented under the 6th Framework Programme of the European Union. In this project, research institutions from all over Europe collaborated to build an innovative platform. More importantly, a large group of practitioners working with them ensured that the platform met their needs, while supporting the implementation of the platform with their experience, making it a practical tool based on solid foundations of an academic approach.
ELAbestLog is an implementation of the BestLog project results and is intended to provide easy access for the platform’s user community. This informal group, numbering over 50,000 people, not bound by political or business arrangements, operates throughout Europe, offering various services in the field of logistics and supply chains.
ELAbestLog is a virtual platform that provides efficient and sustainable access to these services, developed in individual countries, as well as new services available throughout Europe. This allows for the exchange of knowledge, access to best practices, and also provides an opportunity to meet other professionals and create collaborative teams carrying out joint research and other projects.
ELAbestLog offers a rich information bank, including: case studies, lists of educational organizations and companies, lists of European logistics awards, lists of logistics media, as well as lists of various types of logistics events. Best practice tools, a logistics dictionary, as well as a wide range of various types of forums and blogs, a bookstore, and a research study market are just part of the entire offer.
The undeniable strength of ELAbestLog is that a European network of professionals from national logistics organizations – members of the European Logistics Association – was created during the platform’s development phase. We expect that more people will join this group of over 50,000 logisticians, not only from Europe, but from all over the world.