Victorian Freight and Logistics Council to take up BAHS Supply Chain Project

The Victorian Freight Logistics Council (VFLC) will undertake a Business Activity Harmonisation Study (BAHS) project into the Airfreight supply chain following the success of the BAHS Sea Freight Project.

The BAHS is an industry led change management program to identify and address supply chain impediments that are costing Australian businesses money and productivity.

This project will be carried out under the management of a steering committee headed by Chair Lil Valente, from Melbourne Airport.  The steering committee will report to the Victorian Airfreight Working Group of VFLC.

The BAHS approach is about industry changing from the inside out: discovering exact impediments that exist across supply chains; developing realistic solutions to the problems identified; implementing agreed and tested recommendations that will enable efficiency improvements and build a platform for performance measurement.

In recognition of the success of the BAHS Sea Freight project, the Victorian Freight and Logistics Council (VFLC) has been charged with undertaking a similar study into the Airfreight supply chain in Victoria.

BAHS is structured around the collaborative relationship between industry and government in Victoria. Industry experts, shippers (importers, exporters and domestic), cargo terminal operators, airlines, freight forwarders, airport operators, unions, regulators and supply chain specialists will be called upon to inject their own experience, in order to ensure:

• Accurate identification and weighting of issues
• Pragmatic problem-solving and hands-on involvement
• Real-world solutions and achievable results.

All parties in the airfreight supply chain have stakes in a project such as BAHS Airfreight and input will be highly valued. People representing the following industry sector are encouraged to participate in the project 

• Shippers - Importers / Exporters / Domestic
• Airlines
• Transport Operators
• Freight Forwarders
• Custom Brokers
• Warehouse and DC operators
• Regulatory Bodies
• Peak Industry Bodies and Airfreight Industry Consultants
• Unions
• Related Victorian Government agencies
• Cargo Terminal Operators
• Airport Operators
• Airfreight Industry Technology Services Providers

To register your interest to participate in Stage Two of the BAHS project and access copies of the Stage One report please visit the VFLC’s website: www.vflc.com.au or obtain copies by calling the Council on (03) 8688 1830.

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