- Regular online seminar series launched for members of the Korea Chief Logistics Officer Council (KCCLO)
- KAIST Professor Kim Dae-young presents pathways to realizing the Physical Internet through GS1 standards and AI
The Korea Institute of Logistics (KIL), affiliated with LOGISALL Group, hosted an online seminar on June 5 to discuss the future implementation of LAPI (Logistics Alliance for Physical Internet), Korea’s Physical Internet initiative.
The seminar was held for member companies of the Korea Chief Logistics Officer Council (KCCLO), an industry collaboration platform established to advance LAPI. The session featured Professor Kim Dae-young of KAIST, an advisory professor to LAPI, who delivered a presentation titled “The Future Physical Internet Enabled by GS1 Standards and AI.” Professor Kim serves as Director of the KAIST Auto-ID Labs and is a leading expert in international-standard-based Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.
During his presentation, Professor Kim compared the Physical Internet (PI) to the TCP/IP protocol that underpins the digital internet, emphasizing that the adoption of the GS1 global standards is essential for moving physical goods through standardized logistics containers using a common global language. GS1 (Global Standards 1) is an internationally recognized data standards framework used across logistics, distribution, and supply chain management to accurately identify and share information related to products, assets, and locations. By integrating various identification methods—including barcodes, QR codes, and RFID—into a unified language and structure, GS1 helps eliminate data silos between organizations while improving end-to-end supply chain connectivity and visibility.
Professor Kim also highlighted four key pillars of logistics innovation: assigning unique identifiers to physical objects, capturing information through barcode and QR technologies, exchanging data through standardized protocols, and applying those data assets to business operations. He stressed that standardized GS1-based data is critical for minimizing AI training errors and enabling autonomous logistics systems capable of making operational decisions independently. He further noted that mapping company-specific internal codes to GS1 standards is an urgent and practical step toward achieving collaborative logistics across Korea’s industrial complexes.
The LAPI advisory board currently consists of five leading Korean scholars, including Professor Kim Dae-young (KAIST), Professor Jang Byung-tak (Seoul National University), Professor Moon Il-kyung (Seoul National University), Professor Park Sung-ho (Seoul National University), and Professor Huh Sung-ho (Seoul National University). Through regular seminars for KCCLO members, the advisory board will continue to share logistics innovation trends and insights into the future direction of the industry.
LAPI, Korea’s Physical Internet initiative, aims to improve logistics efficiency, reduce costs, and lower carbon emissions by promoting the standardization and sharing of logistics assets and operational processes. KCCLO serves as a collaborative platform where Chief Logistics Officers (CLOs) from manufacturing, retail, and logistics companies work together to explore practical approaches to realizing the Physical Internet. The council is expected to play a pivotal role in driving the next generation of logistics innovation in Korea.
