Transport and Logistics Efficiency Improvement Pilot Project

GS1 Australia is seeking to conduct a pilot project in the Australian transport and logistics sector to unlock the gateway to efficiency improvements between consignors and their logistics service providers.

GS1 standards in the transport and logistics chain drive efficiencies and interoperability across road, rail, sea and air.

To further harness the future growth and prosperity of the transport and logistics industry, GS1 Australia is taking expressions of interest from consignors and transport operators to participate in a ‘GS1 Standards for Transport Management’ pilot project to assess and determine the applicability of new XML based EDI messages for the Australian market.

The pilot involves testing the first release of open global EDI messages for transport planning and execution, including:

- Transport capacity requirements and capacity plan.

- Transport capacity booking and response.

- Transport instruction and response.

- Transport status request and notification.

- Transport pick-up and drop-off request and confirmation.

The key aims of the project are to:

1. Demonstrate the power of these new message formats and the mutual benefits to be expected for both consignors and their T&L partners.

2. Ensure the functionality is fully aligned to the needs of our local market.

Other benefits expected to emerge will be improved data accuracy, timely data exchange, better visibility of goods and shipments, as well as minimised development costs with a scalable, standards-based solution.

The pilot project will be based on the GS1 Logistics Interoperability Model Version 1 (LIM), a common framework of logistical processes.

As early adopters, project participants can expect to reap competitive advantage benefits along with GS1 technical support and training as part of the value proposition of joining the project.

Source: http://www.tandlnews.com.au/