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The 14th Carpathian Logistics Congress CLC 2026 took place in Prague (Czech Republic) on November 4-5, 2026, at the Wellness Hotel Step. The congress brought together 59 participants from 6 countries, who attended 16 lectures and viewed 21 posters.
The congress provided a platform for researchers, academics and logistics professionals to share their latest research, practical experience and innovative solutions in the field of logistics and supply chain management.
The plenary session featured four distinguished speakers from academia and industry. The congress was opened by Prof. Ron van Duin from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands), who dedicated his lecture to the future of first- and last-mile logistics, focusing on ports, corridors and cities. Dr. Hung Nguyen from RMIT University Vietnam addressed the topic of smart manufacturing and digital supply chains, particularly the challenges and opportunities for SMEs. Ing. Jan Kučera from Škoda Auto (Czech Republic) presented the new challenges for logistics in battery production. The final plenary lecture was given by István Módos from ADASTRA GROUP (Czech Republic), who explored the role of artificial intelligence in logistics and asked whether AI could put an end to everyday firefighting in logistics.
However, the thematic scope of the lectures at the conference was traditionally much broader. Researchers and practitioners presented contributions covering a wide range of current logistics topics, including Supply Chain Management (SCM), logistics strategy and planning, sustainable logistics processes, digitalisation, advanced logistics technologies, production and transport logistics, optimisation, and artificial intelligence applications in logistics and supply chain management. The presentations reflected the growing importance of digital transformation, innovation and sustainability in modern logistics.
A special part of the programme was the excursion to Škoda Auto on the first day of the congress. Participants had an exclusive opportunity to visit the company's brand-new battery production plant and gain first-hand insight into the logistics of cell-to-pack battery system production for Volkswagen Group electric vehicles. They also discovered highly automated production and intralogistics processes involving more than 130 industrial robots and advanced camera systems. The visit offered a unique opportunity to see the technologies and logistics solutions shaping the future of electric mobility.
The congress programme also included the Best Poster Contest, in which the submitted posters were evaluated by a committee. The first prize was awarded to Jan Fábry from Škoda Auto University (Czech Republic) for their poster "Digital Modelling of Automotive Production Control: A Laboratory Study Towards a Digital Twin".
Two honorable mentions were also awarded. The first went to Joanna Alicja Dyczkowska from Koszalin University of Technology (Poland) for her poster "The Cargo Consolidation Center as a Tool for Optimizing Urban Goods Distribution". The second was awarded to Martin Paška from the Technical University of Košice (Slovakia) for his poster "Research of Intelligent Logistics Systems Integrating Electronic Trade, Customs and Documentation Processes with Robotics and Computer Simulation".
The CLC 2026 congress once again provided an excellent opportunity for international exchange of knowledge, discussion of current challenges and networking between representatives of academia, research institutions and industry. The combination of scientific contributions, practical insights and the exclusive excursion to Škoda Auto made the congress a valuable meeting place for everyone interested in the present and future of logistics and supply chain management.
The next 15th CLC Congress will be held in 2027 in Zakopane (Poland).