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Welcome to the European Logistics Association's new website.
The European logistics Association provides a vital forum for those engaged in logistics in Europe and internationally.
Alfonz Antoni
ELA President
Did you know that:
  • Eurolog 2010 will take place from 12 to 14 May in Poznan Poland during the Logistics 2010.
  • The ELA member organisations elected their new Vice President Jos Marinus.

Jos Marinus, worldwide logistics Manager for the Beverages Devision of Danone is the President of VIB, Vereniging voor Inkoop en Bedrijfslogistiek. He has been a member of the ELA Board since 2001.
  • ELA press on with the European Logistics Best Practice Platform - ELAbestLog - Read more
Stephane Pique - CE ELAbestLog
  • Prof. fabrizio Dallari joined the ELA Research and Development committee

Fabrizio Dallari is Associate Professor of Business Logistics and Supply Chain management at Carlo Cattaneo University (LIUC) and he is also head of the Logistics Research Center (C-log). He is contract professor at Politecnico di Milano, where he formerly served as research assistant, after studying for a PhD at the Università di Firenze. His current research interests include physical distribution network design, demand planning and management, transportation planning and materials handling design. He has published several papers in leading academic journals, conferences and wrote four books. He has conducted a variety of consulting projects in leading national and international organizations.

  • At the occasion of the 25th anniversary of ELA Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Christian Pfohl was awarded with the ELA Fellowship. He has been active in ELA from the start but was also one of the first if not the first European to write a book on logistics. Since that time many books followed. His never ceasing engagement in ELA as well as in logistics and supply chain management as such, made that he is a well know and highly appreciated member of the logistics community.
  • Graham A. Ewer was awarded with the ELA Honorary Membership for his contribution and achevements as ELA President from 2004 till 2006.



  • Miguel Rosique, Head of Operations at Famosa - Alfonz Antoni, President of ELA - Anders Martensson, Chairman of the jury
  • "Innovation Excellence in Logistics" the new ELA survey is now available.
  • ELA has the task to disseminate the results of the EU project BestLog
  • ELA is often asked to participate in, or endorse, or lend support to a variety of research projects.
    For that reason ELA published the broad principles for ELA’s support for research and provides advice on how to engage with the Association in this field.
  • The reviewed standards are released which form the foundation for the European Certification Board for Logistics (ECBL) to certify individuals who meet these Standards.

Last modified 01.04.2009