TITLE | Best Practice Factory for Freight Transport |
ACRONYM | BESTFACT |
CONTRACT GIVER | European Commision: 7th Framework Programme |
PROJECT LEADER | dr. Stane Božičnik
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TIME FRAME | 01. 01. 2012 - 31. 12. 2015 |
PROJECT COORDINATOR | PTV - Planung Transport Verkehr AG (DE)
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PARTNERS | Marlo - MARLO AS (NO), VTT - Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus (FI), EIA - European Intermodal Association (EU), Rapp - Rapp Trans AG (CH), POLIS - Promotion of Operational Links with Integrated Services (EU), NEW - University of Newcastle upon Tyne – Newrail (UK), NEA - PANTEIA (NL), VGTU - Lithuanian Intermodal Transport Technology Platform/ Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (LIT), UoW - University of Westminster (UK), ITENE - Instituto Technologico del Embalaje Transporte y Logistica (SP), ECON - Econsult Betriebsberatungsgesellschaft mbH (A), IFSTTAR - Instituts Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (F), GRUPPO - Gruppo CLAS SRL (I), Moby - Mobycon (NL), NECL - NECL (IRE), UNI MB - University of Maribor (SI), AFT - AFT-IFTIM (FR) |
LINK | www.bestfact.net |
The objective of BESTFACT is to develop, disseminate and enhance the utilisation of best practices and innovations in freight logistics that contribute to meeting European transport policy objectives with regard to competitiveness and environmental impact.
BESTFACT builds up on the work of BESTUFS, PROMIT and BESTLOG and integrates four interrelated areas of the key freight logistics challenges the European Union is confronted with and creates coherence with the key actions of the Freight Logistics Action Plan: urban freight, green logistics and co-modality and eFreight.
BESTFACT will establish a robust and replicable methodology for collecting and processing best practices. Best practice is understood as the combination of three dimensions: (1) the identification, evaluation and prioritising of relevant business cases. (2) the credible knowledge management of best practices and (3), the utilisation and implementation within existing or new industrial realities.
The BESTFACT best practice methodology comprises a three-level approach that includes the set up of a comprehensive best practice inventory for which 150 cases will be analysed providing a general description. 60 in depth surveys will be made including a detailed analysis of the best practice cases. The development of best practices will be addressed in 4 best practice implementation actions stimulating modal shift on company or regional level, co-operation among stakeholders or the introduction of best practices into administrative procedures.
Practical best practice handbooks as well as research and policy recommendations addressing new and additional policy tools will be provided.
BESTFACT will organise 10 cluster workshops and 3 conferences. Furthermore, a comprehensive knowledge management will be established to enlarge the knowledge basis and simplifying access to best practice. BESTFACT will be a neutral and open platform for any interested party.