TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS CLUSTERGeneral objective

๏ To promote and effect the cross-border collaboration between Western Flemish and Northern

French knowledge actors and businesses

West Flanders project partner: West Flanders development agency (POM)

๏ Wants to strengthen entrepreneurship in West Flanders by promoting collaboration between

companies, knowledge institutes and civil society. Transport and logistics is one of the key

sectors in this.

NPdC Partner: Euralogistic - Pole of excellence in logistics

๏ Expand Nord-Pas de Calais into a prime region for logistics by promoting collaboration

between businesses, education and research in the context of specific projects

ACTIONSFamiliarisation + consensus objectives + phased plan

Objective 1: map logistical expertise๏ action: K-Log Database

Objective 2: networking๏ action: organise cross-border workshop

Objective 3: form tandems๏ action: identify and develop collaboration opportunities

Objective 4: form tandems๏ action: cross-border collaboration between

knowledge actors and businesses

IMPLEMENTATIONS

Map logistical expertise: West Flanders :

๏ extremely limited expansion to Flanders

๏ overview of knowledge centres/knowledge institutes, substantive areas of expertise and

research modalities

๏ next step: identify and list researchers and expertise (cf. VIN)

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production planning x           x x       x                

lifecycle engineering x     x                             x  

packing       x                             x  

LTransport Management x   x x x x x     x x x x x x   x x x x

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transport planning x   x     x x         x x x x     x x  

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route optimisation x   x x   x x         x x   x     x x  OG amalgamation       x   x x       x x x   x   x x x  GI

multi-modal transport x   x x   x         x x x x x   x   x  

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vehicle optimisation           x x               x     x x  

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loading optimisation       x   x x         x x   x     x x  ST Stock control & warehousing x       x x   x   x   x x x x     x x  TI Stock control x             x   x   x x x x     x x  IC

Warehouse (re) organisation           x       x     x x       x x  

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Supply chain intelligence   x x         x x       x   x x x x x  

A tracking & tracing               x         x   x       x  AL traffic prediction                             x     x    L

cryptography   x                                    

Tlocation based services   x x               x           x x x  

T Urban distribution x   x               x   x   x   x x x xTO Sustainable logistics       x       x x   x x x x x     x x  OP

sustainable logistical processes       x       x x   x x x x x     x x  

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sustainable vehicles                 x   x x     x     x x  

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Reverse and return logistics x         x x         x x x x     x x  

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International trade           x       x     x x x x x x x  

customs           x             x x         x  

inco terms           x       x     x x            

Human Resources             x                         x

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MO Student projects       x x x x x x x x x   x x          ODAL

Research projects x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x   x x x xLITI

Subsidised research projects x x x x     x x x x x x     x       x xTIES

Case Studies     x x   x x x           x x       x  S

Participation in an LED       x x x           x x x            

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IMPLEMENTATIONS

Map logistical expertise: Nord-Pas de Calais

๏ Departure base: Atlas Logistique du Nord-Pas de Calais

๏ Additional (WIP) : identify and list researchers

CONCLUSION

POM WVL and Euralogistic: similar effect => similar ambitions similar objective

But:

๏ no ‘formal’ partnership in Tandem

๏ no knowledge institutes => cross-border collaboration between knowledge institutes via

‘interim stage’

๏ still (a great deal of) work to be done!