A Service-Oriented Auto Managed System for Transportation Applications

In this paper we summarize our work on the design of an auto-managed system for the tracking and location of products in transportation routes. Manufacturers, retailers and customers require tracking of goods in production and distribution lines. Companies usually control the quality of their production during the manufacturing phase, but products can also be controlled along the distribution and transportation phases, before they are delivered to customers. A service-oriented four-layer system is proposed in order to provide an efficient solution for the Real-Time Monitoring (RTM) of goods. Several Web Services are defined, so that customers can easily access information about the shipment of their orders. Finally, a sample Web Application is developed to access those Web Services.