DocumentCode :
2921438
Title :
A common language for logistics services interoperability
Author :
Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Marta ; Vennesland, A. ; Dalmolen, S.
Author_Institution :
Tecnalia Res. & Innovation, Zamudio, Spain
fYear :
2015
fDate :
20-22 May 2015
Firstpage :
70
Lastpage :
75
Abstract :
Transport logistics is immersed in a world-wide changing process. The fluctuating market necessities, the distribution of production facilities, the influence of the emerging economies and the environmental compromise force transport logistics services to be as dynamic as possible, answering to real-time events while improving their reliability, efficiency and accuracy. But the transport logistics chain is made up of actors using their own information systems (IS) for the daily management. Although several standards from the logistics world are used for message exchange, there is still a need of agreement on using the same language while preserving the internal way of operation at each company. The solution to this need opens a new horizon in providing access to information in a common language (taking advantage of existing standards). This common language would allow deploying real-time cooperative planning algorithms to find the best route attending to criteria such as the most green, quick, economic and/or safe route as well as algorithms able to react to real-time events (e.g. delays, accidents, breakdowns). In this paper, it is explained how a common language, the Common Framework for ICT (CF) in transport and logistics, was developed; how this language is implemented by ontology means and the development of ontology-based ICT tools. Tools allowing the creation of an environment where transport logistics chain´s actors remain using their own IS while they are real-time situational-aware; and,additionally, proving a low entry-cost interoperability solution thanks to the avoidance of a costly shared and centralized ICT infrastructure usage.
Keywords :
logistics; ontologies (artificial intelligence); open systems; planning; production engineering computing; production facilities; CF; IS; common framework; common language; emerging economies; fluctuating market necessity; information systems; logistics services interoperability; ontology-based ICT tools; production facilities distribution; real-time cooperative planning algorithm; transport logistics; Interoperability; Logic gates; Logistics; Ontologies; Unified modeling language; information system; intermodal transport logistics; interoperability; logistics; ontology; real-time; supply chain management;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Logistics and Transport (ICALT), 2015 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Valenciennes
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICAdLT.2015.7136595
Filename :
7136595
Link To Document :
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