ALC and GS1 Australia release new transport labelling
standards to Australian industry
For immediate release Friday 4th December 2015 – The Australian Logistics Council
(ALC) today announced it had endorsed the Australian Transport Label Guideline
developed by GS1 Australia for the Australian Transport & Logistics Industry.
Based on GS1 global supply chain standards and best practice gathered via the ALC
Supply Chain Standards Work Group, the guideline provides guidance to industry on
how to physically identify and label logistic and transport units to support efficient
transport management processes.
“This significant announcement marks a major milestone for Australia’s Transport &
Logistics industry,” said Bonnie Ryan, Industry Manager – Trade and Transport at GS1
Australia.
“The move to introduce freight labelling guidelines based on GS1 standards is
foundational for the industry to achieve optimal interoperability and visibility across the
supply chain.”
The guideline includes the information required by transport operators and label formats
that have been specifically designed to enable integrated tracking of freight across
multiple transport carriers, reduce relabelling and duplication, and reduce costs in the
transportation chain.
“Improving supply chain visibility and interoperability is critical to the efficient
movement of freight and will lead to productivity improvements across the industry,”
said Michael Kilgariff, ALC Managing Director.
“With ALC research showing a 1 percent improvement in supply chain efficiency would
boost GDP by $2 billion*, the Australian Transport Label Guideline certainly has the
potential to help us achieve this goal,” Mr Kilgariff added.
The Australian Transport Industry Label Guideline will deliver a wide range of benefits
including a roadmap for Australian transport companies to move from current manual
processes where they still exist to full automation, i.e. scanning, electronic transport
instructions and transport status notifications via EDI between buyers and sellers of
transport & logistic services.
The standard identification of transport items of any composition, whether a single
carton, a pallet containing many cartons or a bundle of steel, will effectively reduce
waste and cost of re-labelling freight as it travels across a multi-leg supply chain
journey while providing a common tracking identifier to support end-to-end visibility.
*Source: http://austlogistics.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Economic-Significance-of-the-Australian-LogisticsIndsutry-FINAL.pdf
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David McNeil, Chair of the ALC Supply Chain Standards Work Group and eCommerce
Manager for OneSteel strongly endorses this project and comments, “This initiative lays
the foundation for major improvements in the Australian Transport & Logistics Industry
that will be of benefit to all stakeholders.”
“Through this strong collaboration between the industry and GS1 Australia we have
been able to produce a guideline that will be another significant step in improving the
productivity and efficiency of the supply chain,” added Andy Kim, Senior IT Operations
Manager from Toll Global Logistics – Customised Solutions.
The development of this guideline commenced in 2012 with the establishment of the
ALC Supply Chain Standards Work Group which has enjoyed consistently strong
industry collaboration and participation from key players in the Australian Transport &
Logistics Industry including operators and traders.
To learn more about the Australian Transport Label Guideline, contact us today or email
Bonnie Ryan, Industry Manager – Trade and Transport at GS1 Australia at
[email protected]
About GS1 Australia
GS1 Australia is the leading provider of standards and solutions for over 20 industry
sectors. We introduced barcoding to Australia in 1979 and today we enable more than
17,000 member companies, of all sizes, to become more efficient by implementing the
GS1 system.
We bring businesses, associations and industries together. This blended community
comes to GS1 Australia for advice, networking and solutions to their supply chain
challenges. For more information visit http://www.gs1au.org/
About Australian Logistics Council
The Australian Logistics Council represents the major Australian logistics supply chain
customers, providers, infrastructure owners and suppliers. Their members span the
entire supply chain, incorporating road, rail, sea, air, sea ports and intermodal ports.
ALC works with all levels of government to ensure it considers the needs of the logistics
industry in its investment and policy decisions. Visit www.austlogistics.com.au
-ENDSMediaMedia Contacts:
GS1 Australia
Linda Holmes
Communications Specialist
T: +61 (03) 9550 3409
E: [email protected]
Australian Logistics Council (ALC)
Duncan Sheppard
Director Communications & Policy
T: 0412 340 934
E: [email protected]
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