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For more open logistics

Dachser, DB Schenker, duisport and Rhenus establish the Open Logistics Foundation to open the next chapter of digitalization in logistics
E-3 Magazine
February 4, 2022
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The purpose of the non-profit foundation is to establish a European open source community with the aim of promoting digitalization in logistics and supply chain management on the basis of open source and standardizing logistics processes through de facto standards. A technology initiative of this kind is not only unique in logistics to date, the founders of the foundation are also taking on a pioneering role in the future topic of open source.

The foundation is aimed at all logistics-related companies and their IT developers. It is open to new members from all areas of logistics, from industry, trade and services to freight carriers and IT developers, through its Open Logistics e. V. support association, which was also founded in Berlin.
political organizations.

Numerous companies have already announced their participation in the association, including AEB, BLG Logistics Group, GS1 Germany, Lobster Logistics Cloud and Bochum-based Setlog Holding, as well as associations such as the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research. The aim is to ensure that open source is given the importance it deserves in logistics.

Laying the foundations for an open source community in logistics (from left): Stefan Hohm (Dachser), Prof. Michael ten Hompel (Fraunhofer IML), Stephan Peters (Rhenus), Christian Bockelt (DB Schenker), Markus Bangen (duisport).
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