The meeting of two worlds - the world of practice and the world of science, combining the tradition of the Advanced Supply Chain international logistics conference and the Euro-Trans international scientific conference - is the idea of this year's conference organized by the Eurologistics Publishing House, BVL International - Chapter Poland - an international association leading the way in implementing the assumptions of Industry 4.0 and the Warsaw School of Economics and the Faculty of Management and Economics of Services of the University of Szczecin. During two days of lectures, debates and discussions, conference participants looked at the implementation of modern technologies and artificial intelligence in logistics companies, exchanged experiences and knowledge about the latest research and project implementation. ASC In pursuit of technology - this was the motto of the first day of the Advanced Supply Chain conference at the Novotel Warszawa Airport hotel, the speakers and participants of the conference met to talk about the practical applications of the latest technologies at various stages of the supply chain. Business and social goals In the inaugural lecture of the conference, prof. Wojciech Paprocki from the Institute of Infrastructure, Transport and Mobility, Warsaw School of Economics asked questions and presented theses that made us think about the goals of technology implementation and the needs of a new generation of consumers and employees. As noted by Prof. Paprocki – we have a duty to look for new technology and business models, but we must remember that the world has its limitations. The youngest generation comes to the fore – generation Z (young people aged 18-20), which will soon enter the labor market. What do its representatives say about themselves? They want to create, create something new every day, use social media to build closed communities and postulate the reduction of CO2. Regardless of the views, we must accept that it will be necessary - said prof. Paprocki. It is a challenge to combine existing industry with climate requirements. Reducing CO2 emissions is becoming a required standard in logistics operations. The German government has just presented proposals for taxing CO2 emissions, however, as noted by Prof. Paprocki, they seem insufficient to significantly reduce emissions. We must constantly look for opportunities offered by new technologies to achieve social goals. Will we succeed? Each of us has an altruistic attitude, and the world of science is trying to find answers. Automation and transport efficiency Piotr Różycki from Transporeon was looking for an answer to the question of how to increase the efficiency of transport handling by managing time windows. Transporeon's platform connects the largest global network of shippers and carriers to improve logistics efficiency, reduce shipping costs, and provide transparency throughout the transportation process. Piotr Różycki pointed out several serious challenges in logistics. These are empty transports (15-10%), downtime, manual work and lack of transparency. The waiting time in the loading area often reaches 90 minutes. How to manage time windows? The speaker showed that on the example of the manufacturer, Aperam Stainless Services, which wanted to improve the organization of warehouse work, optimize transport costs and increase safety during loading and unloading, decided to implement the Transporeon platform. The solutions helped increase loading capacity by more than 10% and unloading capacity by 7%. They were also implemented by the manufacturer's centers in Germany and Spain. Piotr Różycki presented the step-by-step operation of the time slot management system, which enables, among others, defining the delivery calendar, managing the unloading zone, planning transport and integrating carriers. A new world of warehouse processes Prof. Thomas Wimmer, CEO of BVL International, presented the latest technological solutions used in warehouses and wondered if automation in the supply chain will take away jobs from us. As noted, the change will not be reversible. After the introduction of automation and artificial intelligence, we will not return to today's analog world. According to prof. Wimmer, now it is important to find a common language for all systems, so that they can work together. He presented ways of using modern technologies to eliminate excessive truck stops, examples of human-robot cooperation, self-learning systems, automatic solutions for transporting chemical loads and autonomous vehicles. As noted by the speaker, new financing options (pay-per-pick) reduce the cost barrier associated with the introduction of automation. Machines and artificial intelligence are suitable for forecasting and performing repetitive activities, e.g. in warehouse logistics, or for standardizing information flow processes. However, people cannot be replaced in making decisions and

The meeting of two worlds - the world of practice and the world of science, combining the tradition of the Advanced Supply Chain international logistics conference and the Euro-Trans international scientific conference - is the idea of this year's conference organized by the Eurologistics Publishing House, BVL International - Chapter Poland - an international association leading the way in implementing the assumptions of Industry 4.0 and the Warsaw School of Economics and the Faculty of Management and Economics of Services of the University of Szczecin. During two days of lectures, debates and discussions, conference participants looked at the implementation of modern technologies and artificial intelligence in logistics companies, exchanged experiences and knowledge about the latest research and project implementation. ASC In pursuit of technology - this was the motto of the first day of the Advanced Supply Chain conference at the Novotel Warszawa Airport hotel, the speakers and participants of the conference met to talk about the practical applications of the latest technologies at various stages of the supply chain. Business and social goals In the inaugural lecture of the conference, prof. Wojciech Paprocki from the Institute of Infrastructure, Transport and Mobility, Warsaw School of Economics asked questions and presented theses that made us think about the goals of technology implementation and the needs of a new generation of consumers and employees. As noted by Prof. Paprocki – we have a duty to look for new technology and business models, but we must remember that the world has its limitations. The youngest generation comes to the fore – generation Z (young people aged 18-20), which will soon enter the labor market. What do its representatives say about themselves? They want to create, create something new every day, use social media to build closed communities and postulate the reduction of CO2. Regardless of the views, we must accept that it will be necessary - said prof. Paprocki. It is a challenge to combine existing industry with climate requirements. Reducing CO2 emissions is becoming a required standard in logistics operations. The German government has just presented proposals for taxing CO2 emissions, however, as noted by Prof. Paprocki, they seem insufficient to significantly reduce emissions. We must constantly look for opportunities offered by new technologies to achieve social goals. Will we succeed? Each of us has an altruistic attitude, and the world of science is trying to find answers. Automation and transport efficiency Piotr Różycki from Transporeon was looking for an answer to the question of how to increase the efficiency of transport handling by managing time windows. Transporeon's platform connects the largest global network of shippers and carriers to improve logistics efficiency, reduce shipping costs, and provide transparency throughout the transportation process. Piotr Różycki pointed out several serious challenges in logistics. These are empty transports (15-10%), downtime, manual work and lack of transparency. The waiting time in the loading area often reaches 90 minutes. How to manage time windows? The speaker showed that on the example of the manufacturer, Aperam Stainless Services, which wanted to improve the organization of warehouse work, optimize transport costs and increase safety during loading and unloading, decided to implement the Transporeon platform. The solutions helped increase loading capacity by more than 10% and unloading capacity by 7%. They were also implemented by the manufacturer's centers in Germany and Spain. Piotr Różycki presented the step-by-step operation of the time slot management system, which enables, among others, defining the delivery calendar, managing the unloading zone, planning transport and integrating carriers. A new world of warehouse processes Prof. Thomas Wimmer, CEO of BVL International, presented the latest technological solutions used in warehouses and wondered if automation in the supply chain will take away jobs from us. As noted, the change will not be reversible. After the introduction of automation and artificial intelligence, we will not return to today's analog world. According to prof. Wimmer, now it is important to find a common language for all systems, so that they can work together. He presented ways of using modern technologies to eliminate excessive truck stops, examples of human-robot cooperation, self-learning systems, automatic solutions for transporting chemical loads and autonomous vehicles. As noted by the speaker, new financing options (pay-per-pick) reduce the cost barrier associated with the introduction of automation. Machines and artificial intelligence are suitable for forecasting and performing repetitive activities, e.g. in warehouse logistics, or for standardizing information flow processes. However, people cannot be replaced in making decisions and

The slogan of this year's edition of the Advanced Supply Chain conference - "Chasing the customer" reflects the situation in the logistics industry. Growing customer expectations mobilize operators and carriers to take action, rebuild supply chains, optimize processes, develop digitization and innovative solutions. To catch up with the customer, meet their current needs and anticipate the future, you need tools and inspiration. And these were provided to the participants once again by the speakers of the Advanced Supply Chain conference organized by the Eurologistics Publishing House together with BVL International - an international association leading the way in implementing the assumptions of Industry 4.0. Digitization of SMEs Digitization in small and medium-sized enterprises was the subject of a speech by a special guest - Thomas Zink from the German Academy of Foreign Trade and Transport. According to the speaker, the biggest problem is that companies do not know how to apply digital transformation in their companies. The entire process cannot be digitized – only parts of it can be digitized. Successful small businesses have often been externally supported. As Thomas Zink pointed out, you need to be proactive - have ideas, use the best solutions on the market, create an overall digital strategy, train employees in terms of digitization, or observe the activities of the university. Do not invest, but rent, use the cloud, check what IT you have - the speaker encouraged representatives of small and medium-sized companies. He also pointed out that the market giants offer IT tools and software that can be rented and thus develop digitization in your company in small steps without large investments. Tracking resources As noted by Grzegorz S. Woelke representing the VIVE Group, including VIVE Logistic Services, the market of logistics and transport services has changed a lot in recent years. A dozen or so years ago, no one had to face the lack of resources. Currently, the unemployment rate is close to 5%, the demand for drivers and qualified warehouse workers is growing. According to the speaker, before new solutions, autonomous vehicles, extensive automation and others appear, you need to survive on the market for several years, maintaining at least the current level of customer service. The situation of lack of resources is both an opportunity and a challenge. Logistics in many companies is still perceived as a cost, not a value. Outsourcing and relocation may be the solution. An example of an emerging location for warehouse logistics is Kielce and the logistics center that is being built there, which will be part of the agile supply chain of the VIVE Group. “Following resources is an opportunity for companies for the next few years. If logistics can no longer be closer to the customer due to limited resources, why not bring the customer closer to resources? – noticed Grzegorz S. Woelke. Practical innovations Patrick Bellart, responsible for searching for and implementing innovative solutions at FM Logistic, shared with the conference participants very practical ideas to improve work in logistics centers. How to transform industrial solutions into flexible and affordable solutions for SCE? Is digitization in the warehouse possible? We do not know what the structure of the logistics organization will be in 5 years, but we must digitize operations and implement new technologies. In technological innovations, three values are most important: they should be reliable, inexpensive (not more expensive than manual operations) and flexible. Patric Bellart showed the participants of the conference practical, very simple solutions that streamlined processes, e.g. placing photos of products above the packaging, or the use of LED strips during picking. We are used to using smartphones, we are surrounded by images, so it is worth adding elements of visualization to the existing systems in the warehouse. We should reduce the distance between the applications used in the warehouse and the smartphone - create instructional videos for employees. As noted by the FM Logistic representative, even if the technology is already in place, problems arise in some facilities, such as poor wi-fi that makes it impossible to take photos and send them to the application. He also notes that return on investment is often difficult to quantify, and innovation is not always a priority for companies. With a bot on you Human-machine, machine-machine relations were the topic of prof. Wojciech Paprocki from the Warsaw School of Economics. In interpersonal relationships, the form is extremely important - sometimes we don't want to break the distance by introducing relationships to you. Although this formula is becoming more and more common, we feel the need to maintain the ability to "steer" the relationship. Using the phrase "you" both with relatives, friends and strangers helps to reduce relationships. In the era of digitization, robots and bots have appeared, the functioning of which is associated with the use of artificial intelligence.

A joint venture of two organizations - BVL International, an international association leading the way in implementing the assumptions of Industry 4.0 and Eurologistics Publishing House - the Advanced Supply Chain conference turned out to be a great place to exchange experiences in designing advanced supply chains and using the latest technologies in the TSL industry. Quo vadis, logistics? The conference began with a speech by a special guest - prof. Thomas Wimmer, managing director of BVL International based in Bremen. The association has over 11,000 members. people related to logistics, constituting a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience. The latest BVL Survey (BVL Survey 2016/17) conducted by Bundesvereinigung Logistik among European managers from the industrial, commercial and TSL industries clearly identified the most important trends in supply chain management and logistics. The most important of the 15 indicated trends turned out to be digitization, which 73% of the survey participants assigned high or very high importance. However, about half of the respondents declared that they had not started implementing it yet. However, as noted by Prof. Wimmer – the driving force behind industry, logistics or digitalisation – is the consumer. He expects, among other things, omnichannel. And we - logistics specialists must focus on the consumer - the place where the supply chain begins. Among the trends affecting companies from the outside, the pressure to reduce costs as well as individualization and complexity can be clearly identified. Transparency in supply chains proves to be important. Compared to the 2012 study, the importance of sustainable development has increased significantly. Prof. Wimmer also indicated the main barriers to the dissemination of new solutions - according to the study, they are, among others, labor shortage problems. Mobility 4.0 Our future is New Space - a combination of two worlds: real and virtual, which means that we must simultaneously use and develop analog and digital technologies - noted during his speech prof. Wojciech Paprocki from the Warsaw School of Economics. What will New Space look like in the field of road transport? The development of technology can lead to a subversive innovation in transport - the introduction of vehicles on public roads that will move without human intervention. Autonomous trucks may appear faster than passenger cars, believes prof. Paprocki. About 3.4 million drivers work in road transport in Europe, and their shortage will become the main challenge in the coming years. The process of building New Space surrounded by transport has already begun. It is the dissemination of various drives, traffic automation or autonomous traffic in selected areas. Facilitation in the transport of cargo results from the repetition of transport, part of which takes place in transport corridors. Equipping motorways with appropriate devices supporting vehicle control will enable "segmental" exclusion of the driver from driving. The time for platooning (riding in a column of vehicles) is ahead of us, which should be treated as a transitional phase in the process of eliminating or limiting the role of humans in the Mobility 4.0 system. Cluster partnership A successful model of logistics cooperation is cooperation in a cluster. Maciej Śledziński, Transport and Forwarding Manager at VIVE Transport and representing the partner Omega Pilzno, Joanna Czekaj, told the conference participants about the partnership in the supply chain in the cluster of swap bodies created by VIVE Transport. VIVE Transport invited its existing subcontractors to participate in the cluster, who performed transport services with semi-trailers on a forwarding basis. The cluster model consists in unifying containers in technical terms - unified BDF swap bodies are characterized by a unique design - they can be quickly detached and placed in any place of loading and unloading, where they can also act as a warehouse, they are also characterized by a higher load capacity (120 m3) than traditional semi-trailer. All this allows users to manage flexibly. The partnership resulting from the cluster model brings many benefits - it gives partners the opportunity to exchange information about new markets, trends, use jointly developed solutions or create purchasing groups and reduce operating costs thanks to the effective use of resources. The cluster model is therefore not only about unifying containers, but also about creating standards in such areas as insurance, telematics or transport planning. Artificial intelligence How does artificial intelligence work? When will it become our reality? Seven years ago, Google announced a strategy: Mobile First - it's our present. This year, Google announced that we are moving towards artificial intelligence.

The Katowice branch of BVL International – Bundesvereinigung Logistik e.V., the largest logistics organization in the world, and the Eurologistics Publishing House organized the first BVL seminar in Poland, which took place on September 6 this year. in the auditorium of the University of Economics in Katowice. The topic of the meeting of high-level logistics managers from industry, trade and services, as well as scientists and students was the fourth industrial revolution and its impact on the supply chain - "The Fourth Industrial Revolution: challenges expected in Supply Chains". The organizers chose this topic deliberately because this revolution is taking place before our eyes, although it is not known what the final effects will be, managers of various industries must be prepared for the challenges related to it and anticipate changes in supply chains. It is worth noting that the topics discussed at the seminar coincided coincidentally with what was discussed at the last summit of G-20 leaders, which took place in early September in Hangzhou, China. At this summit, the leaders of the world's most developed economies adopted an action plan for innovative development in the age of the digital economy, which, among other things, provides for the protection of societies against the intellectual exclusion of the fourth industrial revolution. It's planned for me. others setting up special ministries for the new industrial revolution. The BVL seminar was opened by the rector, professor of the University of Economics in Katowice - dr hab. Robert Tomanek, associated with the Department of Transport of the EU. The participants and speakers who came from Germany were welcomed by Jan Brachmann, president of the BVL branch in Katowice and CEO of Seifert in Poland. The moderator of the whole meeting was prof. dr hab. Wojciech Paprocki from the Department of Transport at the Warsaw School of Economics, acting as vice-president of the BVL branch in Katowice. The Katowice branch of BVL International is an organizational unit of the Bundesvereingung Logistik e.V. based in Bremen. The organization has more than 10,000 members around the world - from Shanghai, China, to South Carolina in the United States. The largest number of regional BVL structures operate in Germany: 28 are made up of professionals, scientists and managers representing industry, trade and services, and 25 bring together students from various German universities, educating future supply chain managers. The aim of BVL's activities is to inspire and stimulate the development of forward-looking logistics concepts at the cross-industry level. The Association is a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences for specialists and managers in the field of industry, trade and services. Every year, the association organizes around 300 different types of conferences and seminars around the world. One example of this broad activity was the BVL seminar in Katowice. Knowledge transfer An introductory paper during the Katowice seminar was delivered by Prof. Dr. Eng. Thomas Wimmer, CEO of BVL, who outlined both the great opportunities of the 4.0 revolution for supply chains and the threats. On the one hand, the digitization of supply chains increases their efficiency and operational efficiency, but on the other hand, such professions as: call center sales specialist, tax advisor, real estate agent, pilot, or truck driver and operator may disappear in the next 20 years. Automation and robotization will mean that their duties will be taken over by robots. In addition to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chains, digitization brings great added value in services and makes it possible to devote more time to the customer for the sake of his satisfaction and the recipient's pocket. The fourth industrial revolution will also bring changes in the functioning of logistics operators. One of them is the Geis group, which last year took over the logistics operator ET Logistik and the courier company K-EX on the Polish market. Dr. Johanes Söllner, managing director of Geis Holding, in his presentation, emphasized the importance of constant monitoring of the market and adapting to customer expectations for the company's development. And about the fact that these needs are changing, Dr. Kai Beckhause, head of market management at Jungheinrich Logistiksysteme, presenting the pyramid of modern man's needs in a slightly humorous form, adding to the base of Maslow's needs pyramid (before physiological needs) two rungs - battery and WiFi. Dr. Based on the presentation of VNA Jungheinrich navigation in the warehouse, Kai Beckhause proved that automation does not mean the elimination of a man in the warehouse, but it supports human work. Paweł Trębicki, general director of Raben Transport, also argued that digital technologies are revolutionizing the supply chain. That is why Raben Group created its own Internet platform in 2015, to which it transferred all its relations with customers and business partners. The advantages of the myRaben.com platform were discussed by Zbigniew Kępiński, manager of the Raben Polska Innovation Center. Because the goal of every business is to constantly be in the peloton and overtake others.