With the support of AGKN e.V., the University of Bremen and the Zhongyuan University of Technology (ZUT) jointly founded the Joint Research Center in Logistics Management and Engineering in March 2018. One of the center’s primary objectives is to foster international dialogue on current logistics challenges and best practices in China and Germany.

In 2019, AGKN e.V. supported both founding institutions in applying for funding from the Sino-German Center for Science Promotion to organize an International Conference on Intelligence, Innovation, and Sustainable Development in Logistics, held in Zhengzhou.

The main topics of the conference included, but were not limited to:

  • Intelligent logistics information and services
  • Sustainable development of green logistics
  • Synergies for enhancing logistics efficiency and reliability
  • Innovative strategies and decision-making in logistics transportation
  • Intelligent logistics and supply chain management
  • Smart factory solutions

The symposium took place over two conference days on 30 and 31 October. The first day of the conference (the 29th of October) was devoted to the academic excursion. The event featured approximately 50 experts and scholars from China, Germany, Vietnam, and France.