Title :
An autonomous distributed information system for logistics control with data carriers
Author :
Ikkai, Yoshitomo ; Oka, Hironori ; Komoda, Norihisa ; Itsuki, Rei
Author_Institution :
Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
In logistics fields, in order to satisfy various customers requirement, flexible transportation and inventory control method are desired. By attaching data carrier of wireless communication to items in logistics, the autonomous distributed information system for logistics control are proposed. This system can manage the flow of the items efficiently and dynamically. Additionally structure of logistics companies in the logistics is flexible and distributed company make their decisions autonomously. In this paper, concept of the system is proposed, and outline of target logistics model is defined. Configuration and necessary feature are extracted, and issues and future works are mentioned.
Keywords :
customer satisfaction; information systems; logistics data processing; stock control; stock control data processing; warehousing; autonomous distributed information system; customers requirement; data carriers; flexible transportation; inventory control; logistics control; target logistics model; wireless communication; Companies; Control systems; Costs; Distributed information systems; Feature extraction; Inventory control; Inventory management; Joining processes; Logistics; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology, 2003 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7852-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2003.1290813