information sharing in transportation systems - more than digital pieces of paper
DESCRIPTION
What would happen if a pallet had a Twitter account? How can we go realtime when sharing information in transportation systems? A presentation of some ideas and some research projects where the digital information sharing is in focus.TRANSCRIPT
Information sharing 2013 More than digital pieces of paper
!!
Per Olof Arnäs Chalmers
@Dr_PO [email protected]
about.me/perolofarnas
+ =
The Internet first became available for Swedish consumers around 1993
A (bad and expensive) mix between Teletext and the Yellow Pages
Not very pretty
Few people with computers
15 years later, in 2008, Google Flu Trends was launched
Based on what people google and where their computer is located
Ten days ahead of the official flu
tracker
www.google.org
How will we use the technology in 10 years?
We have no idea. !
almost
The girl and the iPad by Niclas Lindh on Flickr (CC-BY)
How will we use the technology in 10 years?
We have no idea. !
...and neither does she, but she will be dissatisfied with stuff that we think are
pure science fiction and almost magic.
almost
The girl and the iPad by Niclas Lindh on Flickr (CC-BY)
We are in the middle of a gigantic exponential development curve
beginning
A new global eco system where new types of, knowledge based, industries
compete with traditional ones
http://bryce.vc/post/18404303850/the-problem-with-innovation
Startups don’t compete with airlines...
by purchasing a bunch of planeshiring a bunch of pilots
and locking up a bunch of terminals at airports.
Miniature Airport by disparkys on Flickr
Startups compete with airlines by
inventing videoconferencing.
http://bryce.vc/post/18404303850/the-problem-with-innovation
Startups don’t compete with airlines...
Miniature Airport by disparkys on Flickr (CC-BY,SA)
by purchasing a bunch of planeshiring a bunch of pilots
and locking up a bunch of terminals at airports.
Addicted to dead trees
Physical flow
Original? Copy?
Ownership
Consignor
Consignee
Time to switch birds
What would happen if a pallet had a Twitter account?
Probably nothing.
Probably nothing. Well, that was not exactly true…
140 characters Hyperlinked @-names
RealtimeUnilateral
subscriptionHyperlinked #-tags
Automagical geocoding
Reference trigging event
Hyperlinked
When the shipment passes a reader, the message is sent automatically
When the shipment passes a reader, the message is sent automatically
The shipment reports often
Whoever is interested can keep track
Association is done in realtime and is reported instantly
Association is done in realtime and is reported instantly
The shipment is associated with Vehicle 18
and Shipment 2345
If you subscribe to one, you subscribe
to all of them
But… does this mean that all pallets will have onboard computers now?
But… does this mean that all pallets will have onboard computers now?
No, of course not.
But… does this mean that all pallets will have onboard computers now?
No, of course not.
It is enough that it has a digitally readable identity, like a RFID tag
But… does this mean that all pallets will have onboard computers now?
No, of course not.
It is enough that it has a digitally readable identity, like a RFID tag
All logic is located in the reader
SubscriptionSubscription
Subscription
Subscription
My own data
Combine
Remix
MashupCreate value
SE
TI b
y P
au
lo A
leg
ria
on
Flic
kr
Subscrip8on
Publish
PubSub
SubscriptionSubscription
Subscription
Subscription
SE
TI b
y P
au
lo A
leg
ria
on
Flic
krT
his is n
ot a
soc
ial m
ed
ia m
eg
ap
ho
ne
b
y mika
el a
ltem
ark o
n F
lickr
Subscrip8on
Publish
PubSub
SubscriptionSubscription
Subscription
Subscription
SE
TI b
y P
au
lo A
leg
ria
on
Flic
krT
his is n
ot a
soc
ial m
ed
ia m
eg
ap
ho
ne
b
y mika
el a
ltem
ark o
n F
lickr
Operational data, not secret
Secret data
Order information
Customer information
Vehicle/Vessel ETA
Vehicle/Vessel position
Facility accessability
Subscrip8on
Publish
PubSub
SubscriptionSubscription
Subscription
Subscription
SE
TI b
y P
au
lo A
leg
ria
on
Flic
krT
his is n
ot a
soc
ial m
ed
ia m
eg
ap
ho
ne
b
y mika
el a
ltem
ark o
n F
lickr
Operational data, not secret
Secret data
Publish
Publish
Publish
Publish
Subscrip8on
Publish
PubSub
SubscriptionSubscription
Subscription
Subscription
SE
TI b
y P
au
lo A
leg
ria
on
Flic
krT
his is n
ot a
soc
ial m
ed
ia m
eg
ap
ho
ne
b
y mika
el a
ltem
ark o
n F
lickr
Operational data, not secret
Secret data
Publish
Publish
Publish
Publish
New data
Subscribe
Combine
SE
TI b
y P
au
lo A
leg
ria
on
Flic
krT
his is n
ot a
soc
ial m
ed
ia m
eg
ap
ho
ne
b
y mika
el a
ltem
ark o
n F
lickr
Benefits in transportation
Dialogue between vehicle and
infrastructureFootprinting Increase efficiency by
sharing data
In S
ea
rch
Of
Lo
st T
ime
by
bo
ge
nfr
eu
nd
on
Flic
kr
The biggest problem in transportation is time.
There is not enough of it.
Ever.
Strategic Tactical Operational Prognosis
Time horizons
We are approaching this boundary
…and we are starting to move past it!
Realtime!
Digitization frontsGoods Vehicle
Business process
Infra-structure
Goods Vehicle
Business process
Infra-structure
Barcodes RFID
Sensors
ERP systems TMS systems
E-invoices Cloudbased
services
Order handling Driver support Vehicle economics
RDS-TMC Road taxes Active traffic support
Digitization fronts
Locals and Tourists #1 (GTWA #2): London by Eric Fischer on Flickr
We produce vast amounts of data
Locals and Tourists #1 (GTWA #2): London by Eric Fischer on Flickr
All the time.
Goods
Vehicles
Business processes
Infrastructure
Stra-tegic
Tac-tical
Opera-tional
Prog-nosisWhat happens
when access to real-time data increases?
not quite clear on the concept by woodleywonderworks on Flickr (CC-BY)
Opportunities
Digitization Increasing goods volumes
New technology
Political
interest
Quad Aces by fitzsean on Flickr
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2575515Source: Gartner August 2013
Augmenting humans with technology
Machines replacing humans
Humans and machines working
alongside each other
Machines better
understanding humans and
the environment
Humans better understanding
machines
Machines and humans
becoming smarter
Gartners Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2575515Source: Gartner August 2013
Gartners Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2575515
?
Source: Gartner August 2013
Gartners Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
So…
What are we doing about
all this?
Northern LEAD Logistics Research Centre
Founded by: Chalmers University of Technology
University of Gothenburg Logistics and Transport Society LTS
Northern LEAD coordinates and supports logistics research at Chalmers and University of Gothenburg in order to increase volume, quality and relevance of the research
What we do
stairs by Denis Jacquerye on Flickr
Tomorrow’s logistics. We are finding the answers.
Around 70 researchersResearch centre for sustainable logistics
solutionsFive core research
groups Organises, facilitates, disseminates highly
relevant logistics researchCollaboration between
Chalmers and University of Gothenburg
Green Leaf of a Bio Plant in Nature by epSos .de on Flickr
This high quality research
contributes to
… a sustainable logistics development
…gives companies
competitive advantages
…and benefits society
Physical Distribution
Production Logistics
Industrial marketing & purchasing
Logistics & Transport
Optimization
Professors 10 Visiting Professors 6 Associate Professors 5 Post docs 6 Faculty 14 PhD students 32 Total 73
Five core research groups
Thought leadership through
high quality research and
innovation
Challenges and trends
Outcomes for policy and business
Volatility and risk
Demographic changes
Complexity and structural flexibility
Resource limitations
Manufacturing and retail revolution
Environmental impact
Focused areas
Urban Transport
Long Distance Transport
Purchasing of transport
Logistics and Production Networks
Information, planning and
control
Measurements and measuring
Service development in
networks
Resource utilisation
Intermodality
Project 1: TRINFO
Project 1: TRINFO
Project 1: TRINFO
Project 2: Smart access/guidance control
Project 2: Smart access/guidance control
Project 2: Smart access/guidance control
Project 2: Smart access/guidance control
Project 2: Smart access/guidance control
Project 2: Smart access/guidance control
Project 2: Smart access/guidance control
Realtime applications
Expanding delivery front
Stand by
shipments
Dynamic
shortcuts
Platoon
parking
Foliated transportation network
Intelligent V2I
communication
Some o
ther
Super Cat by Photo Extremist on Flickr
Data sharing
Not all ideas age with grace
Someone must do the work
Not everyone will want to adopt new things…
…or change habits
How will we use the technology in 10 years?
We have no idea.
!
!Per Olof Arnäs
about.me/perolofarnas @Dr_PO
Slides published on slideshare.net/poar
some
The girl and the iPad by Niclas Lindh on Flickr (CC-BY)