The German Logistics Association (BVL) serves as a neutral platform for communication between logistics managers and experts. BVL counts around 8,500 members from the top management levels within industry, trade, service and science. It generates incentives and ideas for cross-sector, future-oriented logistics concepts in order to secure the competitiveness of companies both in Germany and abroad. Through its contacts to scientific institutes and organisations with a similar focus, BVL is a key forum for national and international exchange of logistics ideas and experience between management executives.