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Business View Australia - March-April 2016 93
& LOGISTICS
Freight logistics is about 14.5% of
Australian GDP and employs 1.25
million people. Even a marginal
improvement in the productivity of
this sector could result in a boost to
the overall economy. The
Institute of Logistics and
Transport, Australia (CILTA), which
has been working for 80 years in the
country, plays a crucial role in this
endeavour by providing leadership
in professional development and
supporting continuous improvement.
Dr. Neville Binning, National
Chairman, and Hanna Lucas,
Executive Officer, explained the
association’s role in detail and
described its future course. The
Chartered Institute of Logistics and
Transport was established in the
UK in 1919 and began operations
in Australia in 1935. The total
membership of the organisation
internationally is approx. 33,000
and it has tie-ups with over 200
corporates and operates in more
than one hundred countries.
Dr. Binning outlined CILTA’s growth,
“There have been peaks in our
growth and currently we are in
another growth spurt. We reinvent
ourselves in so many ways every so
often. At the moment there is a lot
that we are doing in transport and
logistics in Australia. I think that the
realisation is starting to hit home that
Australia is part of the International
supply chain and that we are part of
an international organisation.
“We conducted a strategic planning
exercise in Canberra that was
particularly well attended and the
clear message that came out of that
was that we need to be sharper and
crisper and there is a fluctuating
growth pattern and we are now
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