About the Logistics Forum

Globalisation has become a key word in today's economy and efficient logistics plays crucial role in it. One of the major challenges to a successful global logistics solution is interoperability - the capability to run business processes seamlessly across organisational boundaries and to ensure on-time progress of goods through the supply chain. End-to-end traceability, security and safety of shipments are required by buyers and suppliers, mandated by regulatory authorities and made possible by interoperable solutions.

The GS1 Logistics Forum aims to achieve the business benefits and remove unnecessary costs of global supply chains in transport and warehouse management activities by:

• overcoming barriers of scalability
• moving to truly interoperable systems
• standardising identification and communication solutions

The GS1 Logistics Forum brings together some of the major transport and logistics companies, manufacturers and solution providers including DHL Exel, Schenker, GEFCO, FM Logistic, Unilever, Procter& Gamble and representatives of GS1 Member Organisations to:

• address the major challenges to the sector
• define potential for market development
• define areas where collaboration would benefit all participating parties
• define solutions using and developing GS1 standards and harmonising existing country-specific recommendations

The immediate focus is on CPG sectors based on the effective use of the existing GS1 standards in the areas of BarCodes and eCom.

• Find out more about the meetings of the GS1 Logistics Forum
• Read the anti-trust caution governing GS1's activities