The seventh edition of the Young Logistics Forum, with the theme “Experience versus a fresh perspective,” will take place from April 10-12, 2008. The conference is organized by the Applied Logistics Student Research Group at the Faculty of Transport of the Warsaw University of Technology. The main goal of the Forum is to compare case study solutions prepared by individual student teams. Several weeks before the meeting, participants will receive a case study related to broadly defined logistics. During the conference, students will have the opportunity to present the results of their work. This year (as in previous years), the case was prepared by the substantive partners of the Young Logistics Forum – the DGL company, represented by Jacek Machocki, Aleksander Domaradzki, and Marek Biesiekierski. However, a novelty of the 7th YLF will be the fact that the case is fully real. This means that the problem contained within it has already been solved by professionals.
The reality of the case study offers many new possibilities. Above all, it allows participants to compare their solution with one that has already been implemented. For the jury, it provides an opportunity to see the difference between the thought process of an experienced practitioner and the reasoning of a student possessing purely theoretical knowledge and a fresh perspective on logistics. In last year’s edition of the Forum, students repeatedly surprised the experts with their ingenuity, approach to the task, and, most importantly, imagination. Everyone noted that each of the research groups approached the case solution differently – representatives of technical universities focused on presenting technology, while those from economic schools focused on the financial aspect of the venture.
More details about the Forum can be found HERE.
