The centre supports logistics research and development by connecting academics, companies, authorities and other organisations. The research centre will contribute to a positive logistics development which will give companies competitive advantages and benefit the society. The focus of this development is the establishment of sustainable, efficient and effective logistics systems.
About Northern LEAD
Northern LEAD is a logistics competence centre formed by the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology in co-operation with the Logistics and Transport Society LTS. Northern LEAD is based on five core research groups and associated professors from different disciplines. Currently the core research groups consist of 14 professors, and around 70 researchers and PhD students.
Research within Northern LEAD
Northern LEAD promotes and facilitates logistics research at Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg.
Current calls and seminars
Conferences and seminars, new opportunities to get funding and develop innovative research, and opportunities to disseminate your research via highly reputed academic journals and conferences.
Transport Purchasing Panel in Northern LEAD
Solutions to the transport emission problems, especially CO2, have mostly focused on the development of infrastructure, vehicle technologies and alternative fuels. However, it has also been observed that technology improvements alone will not be sufficient to cope with the emission reduction challenges and that both transport providers and shippers have to change their systems and how they operate.
Urban freight platform
The Urban Freight Platform (UFP) is an initiative supported by Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) on urban freight research based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
