GPS based track and trace for transparent and sustainable global supply chains

Author

Kandel, Christof ; Klumpp, Matthias ; Keusgen, Tristan

Author_Institution

FOM Inst. for Logistics & Service Manage. (ild), Essen, Germany

fYear

2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

This paper provides an approach to use a continuous track and trace system based on GPS (Global Positioning System) technology in production networks. Therefore the ild institute for logistics and service management (FOM Essen, Germany) operates a new GPS based track and trace system with the name GPS. LAB. The results of the first trials with the existing system in the context of production planning and supply chain event management are presented in this paper. In a special example the GPS track and trace system is used to identify delays in an inbound logistics process of a groupage freight depot to show the influence of the delay on the routing of last-mile transports. This could be labelled as a last mile event routing (LMER) concept.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; production planning; satellite tracking; supply chain management; supply chains; sustainable development; FOM Essen; GPS technology; GPS.LAB; Germany; LMER concept; continuous track-and-trace system; global positioning system technology; groupage freight depot; inbound logistics process; last mile event routing concept; production planning; service management; supply chain event management; sustainable global supply chains; Global Positioning System; Materials; Real time systems; Supply chains; Vehicles; GPS track & trace; Last Mile Event Routing; logistics; production planning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Concurrent Enterprising (ICE), 2011 17th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Aachen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0772-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-3-943024-05-0

Type

conf

Filename

6041225