The ELA National Member Associations, which make up the General Assembly, unanimously supported the initiative to take over the platform. It was decided that ELA should be responsible for the European Platform together with the bestLog project partners and other entities. Joint actions will aim to develop the platform and its accompanying tools, allowing companies and other interested entities to benefit from best practices and implement improvements in their operations. Final arrangements will be made over the coming months.
After the meeting, ELA President Alfonz Antoni admitted that: “Launching the platform will significantly contribute to the dissemination of best practices in Europe. ELA is a unique network where National Member Associations operating throughout Europe provide real opportunities for cooperation at the national and international level. In today’s difficult times, only the best work will allow one to be competitive. Maintaining the platform in accordance with this principle will be a major challenge. Furthermore, the goal pursued by the platform corresponds to our overarching goal, the joint development of improvements by logisticians – which we are counting on. We look forward to the development of the initiative over the coming months!”
European Logistics Association – ELA
- Established in 1984, ELA is an international non-profit association based in the heart of the European Union, Brussels
- It is a voluntary association with an independent opinion, independent of the influence of foreign governments and interests. All its members act voluntarily, guided by their interests in the field of logistics and supply chain
- It is a federation bringing together over 30 national logistics organizations representing almost all European Union countries and beyond. In addition, approximately 50,000 active logisticians from Europe are involved in the association’s activities in various ways
- ELA develops European standards for the assessment of logisticians and conducts certification based on the activities of the European Certification Board for Logistics (ECBL)
- Other activities of the association include: access to a forum for logisticians, the goal of which is to develop cooperation, develop excellence, and promote logistics
bestLog Project
- The bestLog project is funded by the European Commission. It started in 2006 and will end in January 2010.
- The project was created in response to concerns that if transport grows at the same rate as the economy, it will become both an economic and environmental pollution problem. Increased road congestion is just as detrimental to the European economy as it is to society itself.
- The project’s goals include: improvements in logistics practices, improvement of logistics education, bridging the gaps in logistics practice in Europe, establishing standards in logistics education and practice, influencing the development of the field and job growth, and making decisions in accordance with the adopted policy of the European Commission
- The goal of the bestLog project is to create an exchange platform to improve supply chain management practice in Europe
- After the project ends in January 2010, ELA will take over the created platform