A conference on paperless freight transport logistics will take place today and tomorrow in Munich, Germany. Making better use of pre-existing infrastructure and transport resources will help the European freight transport sector improve its competitiveness while meeting demands for increasing volumes and sustainability. E-freight is a term for the vision of a paper-free, electronic flow of information associating the physical flow of goods with a paperless trail built by information and communication technologies. It includes the ability to track and trace freight along its journey across transport modes and to automate the exchange of cargo-related data for regulatory or commercial purposes. To move the sector forward, cooperation is needed between the key transport stakeholders including users (shippers), transport integrators, carriers and terminal operators. Such co-operation relies on making information exchange more efficient. Further, the barrier for 'connecting' to logistics networks relying on electronic exchange of information needs to be addressed. Under the Seventh Framework Programme, the European Commission has for some time now funded research and co-ordination actions to investigate improved interoperability solutions in the transport sector. The event will discuss a wide range of topics, including: - management of business processes in co-modal transport networks ; - information acquisition and fusion in supply chain security - integration of modal operations; - combining efficient logistics operations with mandatory reporting to authorities; - innovative e-freight solutions; - solutions for freight transport management facilitating interoperability; - knowledge sharing across business networks.
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A conference on paperless freight transport logistics will take place today and tomorrow in Munich, Germany. Making better use of pre-existing infrastructure and transport resources will help the European freight transport sector improve its competitiveness while meeting demands for increasing volumes and sustainability. E-freight is a term for the vision of a paper-free, electronic flow of information associating the physical flow of goods with a paperless trail built by information and communication technologies. It includes the ability to track and trace freight along its journey across transport modes and to automate the exchange of cargo-related data for regulatory or commercial purposes. To move the sector forward, cooperation is needed between the key transport stakeholders including users (shippers), transport integrators, carriers and terminal operators. Such co-operation relies on making information exchange more efficient. Further, the barrier for 'connecting' to logistics networks relying on electronic exchange of information needs to be addressed. Under the Seventh Framework Programme, the European Commission has for some time now funded research and co-ordination actions to investigate improved interoperability solutions in the transport sector. The event will discuss a wide range of topics, including: - management of business processes in co-modal transport networks ; - information acquisition and fusion in supply chain security - integration of modal operations; - combining efficient logistics operations with mandatory reporting to authorities; - innovative e-freight solutions; - solutions for freight transport management facilitating interoperability; - knowledge sharing across business networks.