Innovation Centers in Poland - Portal Innowacji
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Institute of Logistics and Warehous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
address:<br />
ul. Estkowskiego 6, 61-755 Poznań<br />
tel./fax: +48 (61) 850 49 36/+48 (61) 852 63 76<br />
website:<br />
www.ilim.poznan.pl<br />
created: 1967<br />
area:<br />
net area: 6,972.63, usable area: 6,698.18. The second build<strong>in</strong>g is under construction.<br />
chief executive:<br />
Grzegorz Szyszka, PhD<br />
contact:<br />
Piotr Nowak, PhD, e-mail: piotr.nowak@ilim.poznan.pl<br />
Institute of Logistics and Warehous<strong>in</strong>g (ILiM) serves as a Polish competency center <strong>in</strong> the<br />
field of logistics and e-economy. It conducts research and development activities and<br />
provides consult<strong>in</strong>g services which <strong>in</strong>crease the effectiveness of enterprises and entire<br />
supply cha<strong>in</strong>s. As the national GS1 organization, it manages the GS1 system <strong>in</strong> <strong>Poland</strong>,<br />
which is comprised of eighteen thousand enterprises. It helps the system users effectively<br />
implement global standards and new technologies, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g those based on barcodes.<br />
It is active <strong>in</strong> the European research field as a coord<strong>in</strong>ator and partner of projects f<strong>in</strong>anced<br />
from the EU funds.<br />
It consistently develops competencies <strong>in</strong> the field of e-bus<strong>in</strong>ess and acts as the ma<strong>in</strong><br />
contractor of government programs related to the development of e-commerce and<br />
e-adm<strong>in</strong>istration <strong>in</strong> <strong>Poland</strong>. It cooperates with local and national economic <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />
and is active <strong>in</strong> numerous <strong>in</strong>dustry associations. The Institute provides its customers with<br />
courses and tra<strong>in</strong>s as well as access to current knowledge and <strong>in</strong>novative solutions.<br />
ILiM popularizes its acquired knowledge through its own “Logistyka” magaz<strong>in</strong>e and book<br />
publications, as well as on websites and dur<strong>in</strong>g various sem<strong>in</strong>ars and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g events<br />
(e.g. Polish Logistics Congress LOGISTICS). ILiM <strong>in</strong>cludes an EPC/RFID laboratory and an<br />
electronic appliances laboratory.<br />
ILiM has won numerous prizes, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the Wielkopolska Quality Prize <strong>in</strong> 2003. It is<br />
the “<strong>Innovation</strong> Leader of the Wielkopolska region” and the “Leader <strong>in</strong> Knowledge and<br />
<strong>Innovation</strong> Management”. It also conducts certification of logistics specialists and has<br />
<strong>in</strong>itiated the establishment of the first logistics university <strong>in</strong> <strong>Poland</strong> (Poznań School of<br />
Logistics).<br />
As the national GS1 organization, it manages the GS1 system <strong>in</strong> <strong>Poland</strong>, gather<strong>in</strong>g eighteen<br />
thousand enterprises. It helps system users effectively implement global standards and new<br />
technologies, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g those based on barcodes.<br />
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