Full Speed Ahead - European Logistics Association – ELA – press on with the European Logistics Best Practice Platform - ELAbestLog
Since taking responsibility for the European Logistics Best Practice Platform in June 2009, ELA has had a busy summer. Now known as ELAbestlog, it will take over directly from the present bestLog Project web platform in February 2010. With it will come a number of important changes to fulfil its task of providing a basis for cooperation and an important source of knowledge for everybody who wants to make “best use of best Practice”. ELAbestLog will promote the concept of using best practice in logistics in Europe to improve economic performance whilst minimising environmental and social impact. The development is timely in the face of the challenge of global economic circumstances today.
The ELA Board Action Group has been working through the summer months to make the necessary arrangements for the operation of ELAbestLog. A key feature of the new operation will be the ELAbestLog Community, a forum designed to enable cooperation to develop and share best practice. A particular strength will be ELA’s unique network of National Member Organisations covering more than 30 European countries. This will provide critical links for the ELAbestLog Community. ELA is putting considerable emphasis on making sure ELAbestLog is robust. Thomas Boegli, leader of the ELA Board Action Group is very clear about this “We are working towards something straightforward which will work – I would rather that we strayed on the side of effective simplicity rather than developing something which is too ambitious”
A major step forward to realise ELA’s ambitions comes shortly when Stephane Pique from Switzerland arrives as Chief Executive of the new organisation – ELAbestLog – which ELA is forming to support the operation. Stephane, 38, has wide experience in logistics, project management and marketing. He will be known to many of you as a result of his close engagement in electronic tracking in recent years. “I am really looking forward to the challenges ahead,” says Stephane, “building up the ELAbestlog Community is an exciting prospect”, anticipating the action ahead to establish a working Platform.
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