Coordination and collaboration refer respectively to vertical and horizontal synergies along and across different supply-chains to increase logistics and supply chain efficiency reducing waste.
Supply Network Collaboration deals with maximising resources utilization, such as vehicle and infrastructure capacity, by matching demand from multiple shippers with available transport and logistics services from different modes and service providers (see ALICE Roadmap Towards Zero Emission Logistics Transport modes are smartly used and combined and fleets and assets are shared and used to the max).
Both coordination and collaboration can produce significant gains in terms of efficiency and sustainability and represent a big step towards the Physical Internet, leading the transition from individually managed supply chains to open supply networks enabling structural collaboration.
Within this thematic group we build and share knowledge and practical guidance and use cases to reduce emissions and increase efficiency of supply chains following the specific strategies and targets and in the different scopes included in the figure below:
Currently the group is busy with these activities:
Applied Collaboration streams increase-use-of-rail ALICE-expressRelated news
Related events
ALICE General Assembly 2nd February 2026
Feb 02, 2026[Webinar] Navigating complexity: Strategies and collaboration for the future of logistics
Jul 03, 2025Related documents
Related LinkedIn posts:
- Help Us Shape the Future of Rail and Road Logistics: Share Your Insights
- Enhancing Rail Freight Competitiveness
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