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Deliverable D5.3 -
Public Final Technical Report
WP5
Project acronym & number:
LogiCon – 604715
Project title: Lean Secure and Reliable Logistic Connectivity for SMEs
Funding scheme: Collaborative Projects - small or medium-scale focused research projects
Start date of the project: 01.09.2013
Duration: 24
Status: Final
Contributors: Francesc ROSINÉS GARCIA Tomasz DOWNGIELEWICZ Malgorzata KIRCHNER David QUESADA PIMENTEL
Due date of deliverable: 31/08/2015
Revision: 002
Date: 15/10/2015
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LogiCon: Lean Secure and Reliable Logistic Connectivity for SMEs Small forwarders, carriers and other logistic SMEs are in need of affordable, realiable and trusted data-interchange solutions to take part in international trade and commerce flows. LogiCon aims at setting up, testing and facilitating the adoption of low-cost, low-barrier data connectivity solutions. The above activities will be carried out in four national living labs, each one with specific objectives, dealing with three main challenges: 1) enabling connectivity, by selecting, refining, testing and promoting state-of-the-art solutions and platforms, through involvement of a vast audience of SMEs; 2) engaging communities, either cargo communities around port and inland terminals or business networks run by large companies, to favour standards adoption and to support risk assessment and dashboards for key indicators like emissions and load factor; 3) prepare for cooperation in a global freight management ecosystem, foreseen for the future, where capacity will be optimized and flows will be synchronized among the different involved actors.
Project Consortium � INSTYTUT LOGISTYKI I MAGAZYNOWANIA (ILIM), Poland
� BlueGreen Strategy SRL, Italy
� NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST
NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK – TNO, the Netherlands
� ENIDE SOLUTIONS SL, Spain
� Transportes Carreras, SA, Spain
� CONSORZIO IB INNOVATION, Italy
� Meware SRL, Italy
� Instituto Tecnico de Aragon, Spain
� PANTEIA BV, the Netherlands
� Transportes Jovitrans SL, Spain
� COMBI TERMINAL TWENTE B.V. , the Netherlands
� BALTYCKI TERMINAL KONTENEROWY SP ZOO (BCT), Poland
� MARCIN PACZUSKI “ULMAR”, Poland
� CallFreedom SP ZOO, Poland
� Criado Grupo Logístico, S.L.,Spain
� NexusZ.com BV, the Netherlands
More Information Francesc Rosines - Technical Coordinator e-mail: [email protected] ENIDE Solutions SL, Spain Tomasz Dowgielewicz - Project Coordinator e-mail: [email protected] Instytut Logistyki i Magazynowania (ILiM), Poland
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Table of Contents
1 Final publishable summary report .................................................................................. 5
1.1 Executive summary .................................................................................................. 5
1.2 A summary description of project context and objectives .......................................... 6
1.2.1 Polish Living Lab ................................................................................................... 6
1.2.2 Dutch Living Lab ................................................................................................... 7
1.2.3 Spanish Living Lab ................................................................................................ 7
1.2.4 Italian Living Lab ................................................................................................... 8
1.3 A description of the main S&T results/foregrounds ................................................... 9
1.3.1 LogiCon Reference Architecture ........................................................................... 9
1.3.2 Living Labs characterization and results ...............................................................12
1.4 Potential impact ...................................................................................................... 26
1.5 Places for further information .................................................................................. 33
2 Dissemination activities and exploitation of results ................................................... 34
3 Report on societal implications .................................................................................... 57
4 Final report on the distribution of the European Union financial contribution ......... 65
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PROJECT FINAL REPORT
Grant Agreement number: 604715
Project acronym: LogiCon
Project title: Lean Secure and Reliable Logistic Connectivity for SMEs
Funding Scheme: Collaborative Projects - small or medium-scale focused research projects
Period covered: from 1st Sep 2013 to 31st Aug 2015
Name of the scientific representative of the project's co-ordinator1, Title and Organisation:
Dr. Marcin Hajdul, INSTYTUT LOGISTYKI I MAGAZYNOWANIA
Tel: +48 618504947
Fax: +48 618526378
E-mail: [email protected]
Project websiteBłąd! Nie zdefiniowano zakładki. address: www.logicon-project.eu
1 Usually the contact person of the coordinator as specified in Art. 8.1. of the Grant Agreement.
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1 Final publishable summary report
1.1 Executive summary
Small forwarders, carriers and other logistic SMEs are in need of affordable, reliable and trusted data-interchange solutions to take part in international trade and commerce flows. LogiCon aims at setting up, testing and facilitating the adoption of low-cost, low-barrier data connectivity solutions. The above activities will be carried out in four national living labs, each one with specific objectives, dealing with three main challenges: 1) enabling connectivity, by selecting, refining, testing and promoting state-of-the-art solutions and platforms, through involvement of a vast audience of SMEs; 2) engaging communities, either cargo communities around port and inland terminals or business networks run by large companies, to favour standards adoption and to support risk assessment and dashboards for key indicators like emissions and load factor; 3) prepare for cooperation in a global freight management ecosystem, foreseen for the future, where capacity will be optimized and flows will be synchronized among the different involved actors.
As part of the Logicon strategy, we are using a “Bazaar” approach instead of a “Cathedral” one. This means results that are very adapted to context (i.e. Living Labs) where the problems are detected, and implies results that are different from each other even when based on same principles. Obviously, different results and actors mean different approaches to the respective related business and technologies.
The problems and ambitions of then four living labs faced during the project have been:
� Polish living lab. Planning of hinterland rail transport from or to the port of Gdynia involves many actors and consumes a lot of time for exchange of information – phone calls, faxes and emails. This problem causes the hinterland planning of the port of Gdynia to be less efficient and less attractive for its customers. The problem addressed in Polish Living Lab includes rail transport and truck last mile transport.
� Dutch living lab. The Twente region has the ambition to become a logistics hotspot, strategically located between the deep-sea port of Rotterdam and the hinterland and very well served by road, rail and waterways. The Dutch LL created a light-weight, low-cost and flexible infrastructure for sharing data including dedicated apps and services. These apps and services enable e.g. lock planning supporting both barge operators and Rijkswaterstaat and an connection to existing systems where real-time information of terminal services becomes available.
� Spanish living lab. The Spanish Living Lab enabled small transport service providers automatic data exchange with large forwarders. LogiCon developed apps for web and smart devices for truck drivers to support service information exchange, e.g. tracking of truck departure and arrival, creating and sending of transport orders and invoices.
� Italian living lab. Interporto Bologna exploits the Bologna Freight village where a lot of SME companies are located (60% of the total tenants). SMEs lack an easy opportunity to engage in new business. Now, this is a time-consuming activity that is even more difficult to perform because of the small number of employees that are available with SME players.
The issue of adoption is an important one, especially as the project’s solutions are focused on SMEs and it can be difficult to reach this target group. All Living Labs have already consulted with their larger SME community in a series of stakeholder workshops. In these workshops, all Living Labs presented their drafts of their solutions to the SME community. The feedback of the community has been used as input for further solution iterative re-designs.
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1.2 A summary description of project context and objectives
Logistics customers love speed, predictability, security and knowing where their shipment is. That is why logistics industry is constantly looking for ways to enhance efficiency, improve service and lower costs. The big players meet the new market requirements easily whereas small ones have limited opportunities to follow these changes. The common objective of LogiCon project is to raise the position of SMEs and get them with affordable, reliable and trusted IT solutions so to enable them to take part in international trade and commerce flows. LogiCon aims at setting up, testing and facilitating the adoption of low-cost, low-barrier Data Connectivity Solutions.
The Commission is promoting intermodal transport, as environment-friendly and energy-efficient approach. The simplification of communication between different transport modes is essential in order to make intermodality more attractive. The LogiCon project is aimed at facilitating the development of efficient ICT solutions for logistics SMEs that will be capable of meeting current and future communication needs. Besides proposing a very basic ICT that can be affordable and easily adopted by SMEs, LogiCon proposes the new business models to make cooperation in co-modal supply chains commonplace in practice.
Project ambition is to develop simple and pragmatic targeted solutions for data exchange in trade and logistics that improve communication through digitisation of documents exchange. Logicon aims to enable SMEs collaboration with advanced platforms by providing them with solutions (apps, communication platforms, market places…), removing technological barriers and establishing partnerships with existing logistic platforms.
The project activities are carried out in four national living labs, each one with specific objectives, dealing with three main challenges: enabling connectivity for SMEs acting in logistics market, engaging communities, either cargo communities around port and inland terminals or business networks and preparing for cooperation in a global freight ecosystem.
The Polish Living Lab implemented an innovative communication platform for intermodal transport collaboration. It enables information sharing for the hinterland planning processes by all parties involved – Logistics Operators, Rail Carriers & Container Terminal. The functionality includes among others exchange of bookings for intermodal transport, allocation of bookings to rail wagons, exchange of loading and unloading plans and status, monitoring of execution.
The Dutch LL created a light-weight, low-cost and flexible infrastructure for sharing data including dedicated apps and services. These apps and services enable e.g. lock planning supporting both barge operators and Rijkswaterstaat and an advanced connection to existing systems where real-time information of terminal services becomes available.
The Spanish Living Lab enabled small transport service providers automatic data exchange with large forwarders. LogiCon developed apps for web and smart devices for truck drivers to support service information exchange, e.g. tracking of truck departure and arrival, creating and sending of transport orders and invoices.
The Italian Living Lab LogiCon delivered a web-based transport market place where SMEs can offer their transport services to potential customers engaging new business opportunities.
Below sections describes the problems and objectives pursued by each living lab.
1.2.1 Polish Living Lab
The problem
Main partner in the Polish LL was Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) located in the Port of Gdynia in Poland. It is a maritime terminal specialized in handling containers for different transportation modes. With a current annual handling capacity of 750.000 TEU, and a potential capacity of
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1,2m TEU, BCT is the leading container terminal in Poland and one of the largest in the Baltic region. BCT offers a wide range of services: BCT is well connected with the hinterland by motorways and the national rail system, however, poorly developed rail connections and information exchange systems impede BCT to reach a high intermodal handling share.
BCT runs a number of hinterland operations including rail transport from or to the Port of Gdynia. These operations involve many actors and consume a lot of time for exchange of information – phone calls, faxes and emails. This problem causes the hinterland planning of the port of Gdynia to be less efficient and less attractive for its customers.
The problem addressed in the Polish Living Lab included rail transport and last mile transport by truck. Taking into account that 1,2m TEU were transported through the Polish ports in 2013 and 40% (upward trend) of deliveries were transferred to the hinterland locations and back by rail (ca. 20 trains daily), the problem of information exchange between all involved players (ca. 15 intermodal operators and 10 direct rail carriers) has become significant. As a result, inadequate, long-lasting handling services at terminals increasingly become a bottleneck for fluent container traffic to the hinterland and endangers keeping the rail share at 40%.
The objective
The objective of the Polish Living Lab was to implement new business models of intermodal transport collaboration and coordination that are supported by an innovative communication platform. Companies (Logistics Service Clients and Logistics Service Providers), which are now working in the intermodal eco-system, are able to collaborate and easily exchange standardized information in order to improve effectiveness and efficiency of transport and management of container flow to and from container terminals.
The goal: Create IT platform (integrated collection of data) for communication and management of Intermodal deliveries to container terminal.
1.2.2 Dutch Living Lab
The ambition
Combi Terminal Twente (CTT) is the core-organisation of the Dutch Living Lab. CTT was a hinterland terminal in the east of the Netherlands. Having a central role in the regional business community, which comes from its natural role as a trans-shipment point, CTT is one of the driving forces in 'Port of Twente' - the business community association. The Twente region has the ambition to become a logistics hotspot, strategically located between the deep-sea port of Rotterdam and the west-European hinterland and very well served by road, rail and waterways.
The ambition of the Dutch Living Lab was to enable collaboration between stakeholders in the Twente region and thus stimulate competitiveness and attractiveness of the area. An information infrastructure for sharing data – driven by business needs – was needed to support this.
The objective
The objective of the Dutch LL was to create a light-weight, low-cost and flexible infrastructure for sharing data. The aim was to reduce the barriers to start developing apps and services the community requires.
1.2.3 Spanish Living Lab
The problem
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Carreras, a large Spanish logistics supplier, cooperates with almost 6,000 SME road carriers. These SMEs have limited or no IT support for their activities, doing most of the operations manually that create a disadvantage when working amongst bigger players. Their large business partners and customers usually have more advanced tooling but cannot use this to communicate with SMEs. This endangers the position of the SMEs for example because they cannot offer the same visibility to the end-customer as large operators can.
The problem addressed in the Spanish Living Lab included inefficiencies in collaboration between companies because many operations are still performed manually instead of electronically. On average the administrative process takes 25 minutes and at least 2 phone calls per operations and 55 minutes in case of an incident, which happens in about 5% of operations. Even a small reduction in the amount of manual work could have a major impact for both sides. Additionally, errors and untimely sending of invoices by SMEs typically lead to postponed payment and thus can weaken the financial position of the SME.
The objective
The objective of the Spanish Living Lab was to enable SME transport service providers to automatically exchange data with large forwarders. Especially transport orders, execution status and invoicing.
1.2.4 Italian Living Lab
The problem
The main partner in the Italian Living Lab was Consorzio IB Innovation, the RTD company of Interporto Bologna, promoting innovative actions in the Bologna Freight village where a lot of SME companies are located (60% of the total tenants). Interporto Bologna thus saw their investment in a virtual market place as a service towards their customers and as an opportunity to make the Bologna Freight village more attractive for new business.
SMEs in the Bologna area miss an easy opportunity to engage in new business. It is a challenging activity because of limited available resources. Also, transport orders could often only be received by email or phone and this made it more difficult for SMEs to do business with larger players that use software solutions and electronic messaging. SMEs in the Bologna area agreed they needed a diversification of customers – thus attracting new business – and increasing trans-nationality, which could make business development even more challenging.
The objective
The objective of the Italian Living Lab was to enable SME transport operators to acquire new business through a virtual market place.
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1.3 A description of the main S&T results/foregrounds
The below sections summarises the main S&T results/foregrounds.
1.3.1 LogiCon Reference Architecture
As a first step to provide a technology founding for the cooperation among SMEs in the logistic sector, a reference architecture (RA) has been defined to be used as a roadmap to build connectivity infrastructure and technology tools so logistics companies can easily exchange electronic information among them. So, it defines the concepts and potential technologies that could support software developers to build Apps and systems based in reference functionality allowing a sustainable Business Model both for logistics companies and software industry.
By definition, LogiCon Reference Architecture is not intended to substitute other similar approaches but to complement them in order to involve SMEs in the logistics information exchange. Actually, the roadmap of the Reference Architecture includes the extendibility of the concept in order to interact to other existing platforms and interoperability mechanisms.
In a wider sense, the differentiation factor of the reference architecture is that it addresses both transactions (traditional EDI and XML type of messaging) and (real time) data sharing for decision support. At the same time, is particularly focused on the transport layer of the OSI model, so it is not focused on the information shared between the different actors.
Each Living Lab has used the architecture to 1) search and classify the resources available, matching them into the reference architecture; 2) define the missing gaps to be built to complete the vision. So, the RA contains the architectural definition of the solutions, its interfaces and components, communication protocols and extension points for the specialization of the functionalities of the dashboards.
Therefore, this reference architecture should be used as roadmap for the implementation of connectivity and data sharing solutions among logistics operators and third parties working in logistics services networks.
In addition, to follow the upcoming collaboration structures, this reference architecture includes several features:
- Basic messaging approach;
- support to event-driven processes based on publish/subscribe;
- open-data concepts;
- data transformation capabilities to support different (open) standards;
- peer-to-peer communication2.
Therefore, to enable the interaction between different partners, the reference architecture will be used to build connectivity networks, composed by an infrastructure for mediating the interaction between; a set of customizable connectors to adapt the current legacy IT systems of a partner to the LogiCon networks or to create specific user’s applications:
- LogiCon connectors: a set of customizable connectors that will be used by stakeholders (SMEs and Logistic Platforms) to provide connectivity with LogiCon.
- LogiCon mediator: infrastructure that will handle mediation between LogiCon stakeholders.
2 This p2p communication refers to the capacity of interchanging information with a low level of data centralization. It does not impact on the establishment of business relationships among the different levels of providers of logistic services
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LogiCon technology context
LogiCon mediator handles the mediation between LogiCon stakeholders in the logistic network. Mediation includes API management, subscription and data exchange mechanisms.
Following the specification of the reference architecture, it will be possible to build an implementation by selecting a combination of different elements:
- Open source elements. For each component, several open source technologies (or combinations of them) have been proposed.
- Already existing and running components put into place by the companies involved that completely or partially answer the specification. This is especially interesting when combining LogiCon to existing systems (such as fleet management systems) or communication platforms (such as EDICOM).
- Specification of the connector and some initial default implementation, to interact with the legacy systems.
From a technical perspective, the reference architecture should be used as a roadmap to fulfill the technological gap that every SME currently has to face, mainly because of the lack of specific IT solutions adapted to their circumstances. In the project, this is being done at Living Lab level to facilitate their access.
In order to verify the strategy, the Living Labs have applied and/or revised the specification contained in this document as a way to validate the potential implementation in real circumstances of the involvement of SMEs in the information flow.
However, beyond the necessary technical dimension, the main challenge to succeed in the involvement of SME on the information flow is related to the identification of a feasible business model that could fulfill the expectations from the large LSPs while answering the specific needs of the SME.
In this sense, the role of technological teams willing to build or complement existing logistics related systems with features dealing with the information exchange and collaboration with SME is fundamental. The LogiCon Reference Architecture offers the following added value for them:
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- Proposed system architecture, adapted to the collaboration among logistics companies, especially SMEs. This includes the whole life cycle, from construction and implementation to scalability and extendibility.
- Revision of existing available technologies that can be used as implementation blocks for new or legacy systems
- Communication standards that can be used in order to facilitate the information exchange
- Learn from existing cases in order to boost the implementation To enable a full deployment of the Reference architecture, it is key the establishment of collaboration schemas with these technological partners to extend the use of the LogiCon concept: The added value explained before is fundamental for this, together with a feasible strategy that combines the application of open source approaches to part of the developed knowledge as well as the extensive use of communication standards.
So, the strategy for the adoption of the Reference Architecture is based on the following aspects:
- Open access to the specification and experience related to the Reference Architecture. This will be implementing by using an existing “Open Source” license model, still pending of choose. 3
- Active approach on the building of collaboration structure with existing top technological vendors and providers of logistics management systems.
- Consulting support offering for the adoption and integration of the specification of the Reference Architecture
So, related to the results of the LogiCon Living Labs, this strategy could be adapted in the following steps:
- Current results and partners becomes the core of a network, as a cluster.
- On the one hand, the cluster is extended either by transitive relation-ships among the partners, sharing their experience; or by marketing/commercial activities to involve new subclusters.
- On the other hand, the connectors are extended in two different approaches
o The technological partners of the core network decide to extend the connector to additional systems, applications or platform because of strategic interest
o Other technological providers join the network by implementing new connectors by their own using the specifications of the Reference Architecture
3 This open source license will only affect to the specification of the Reference Architecture, not to any
implementation derived from it, as in the case of the results of the LogiCon Living Labs
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1.3.2 Living Labs characterization and results
As further characterization we are including a value proposition description of the main results, following the below schema:
1.3.2.1 Polish Living Lab
T-Scale is the main result of the Polish living lab. T-Scale value proposition is described in the below table, both from Supplier point of view and from the Customer/s point of view.
Supplier point of view: ICT providers and consultants
Products and services
To deliver integrated and tailored IT solution (T-Scale Intermodal Platform) to the customer, the following activities were preformed: � Requirements collection and analysis, � Business process reengineering, � Development of ICT infrastructure and hardware, � Software installation and configurations, � Ad-hoc development, � Training, � System maintenance and monitoring.
IT tool focused on co-operation between the seaport container terminal, the intermodal transport operator as well as the railway carrier marshalling trains at the port territory. The challenge was to create a universal system of exchanging information by all involved companies in order to optimise the incoming and outgoing flows of containers as well as loading and unloading of trains.
Challenges in collaboration between intermodal business partners: � Many parties collaborating in one intermodal chain, � Larger and smaller players with different levels of development, � Conflicting interests and different market positions, � Differences in size, structure, habits, routines and approach.
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� lack of fluent and accurate information flow between each other
� Parties depend heavily on external factors they frequently do not control.
� many misunderstandings and lack of trust
Gain creators The main objective of the T-Scale Intermodal Platform was to propose and verify in practice business model and technical solution that enables creation of companies’ eco-system in the field of intermodal transport. Companies in the ecosystem communicate and exchange data using agreed communication protocols based on developed IT tool.
The challenge was to create a universal system of exchanging information by all involved companies in order to optimise the incoming and outgoing flow of containers as well as loading and unloading of trains.
In order to prepare IT tool responding to the intermodal companies needs the following steps were taken: � meetings with representatives of intermodal sector (collection of
further needs and ideas on missing functionalities), � direct contact with potential users and presentation of the
benefits, � Online survey conducted to identify customer satisfaction of the
T-Scale Intermodal Platform.
Pain relievers Currently planning of hinterland rail transport from or to the sea container terminal involves many actors and consumes a lot of time for exchange of information – phone calls, faxes and emails. This problem causes the hinterland planning of the sea port to be less efficient and less attractive for its customers. Taking into account that 1,2m TEU were transported through the Polish ports in 2013 and 40% (upward trend) of deliveries were transferred to the hinterland locations and back by rail (ca.20 trains daily), the problem of information exchange between all involved players (ca. 15 intermodal operators end 10 direct rail carriers) seems to be a significant. Inadequate, long-lasting handling services at terminals became bottleneck for fluent container traffic to the hinterland locations.
Customer point of view: Sea container terminal
Customer jobs T-Scale Intermodal communication platform enables exchange of information between seaport container terminal, intermodal transport operator and rail marshalling carrier enabling planning of intermodal deliveries between seaport terminal and final receiver in the hinterland and vice versa.
Gains Container Terminals providing intermodal services in ports will benefit from the platform through: � Better planning and resource management – cost savings, � Container flow control and management, congestion and idle
time reductions, � Speeding up and optimizing rail operations,
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� Automation of rail processes, invoicing, reporting, � Prompt reaction in case of deviation.
Pains � Lack of consolidated online information about trains, � Difficulties in preparing financial settlements with customers.
Customer point of view: Railway carrier
Customer jobs Railway carrier (rail marshalling operator) is responsible for incoming and outgoing rail flows of containers in the area of port. Access to reliable information provides him the opportunity to optimize a transport process and plan resources adequatly (e.g. involvement of appropriate number of locomotives).
Gains Rail Carriers servicing Intermodal Operators with rail transport to Container Terminals will benefit from Platform through: � Better control of last mile operations, � Better fleet management, � Efficient utilization of resources – locomotives, � Process standardization and automation – ordering, reporting &
monitoring.
Pains � Lack of consolidated online information about trains and process status realization.
Customer point of view: Intermodal operator
Customer jobs Intermodal operator is responsible for organizing and executing containers transport between the maritime, inland terminals and directly to customer's door.
Gains Intermodal Operators providing transport services to Freight Forwarders and Shippers will benefit from Platform through: � possibility of precise planning of deliveries due to close
cooperation with all business partners executing transport services such as intermodal transport operators, container terminals and railway marshalling carriers,
� securing transit times agreed with customers due to reliable planning,
� access to on-line monitoring of container movements at the port territory and along the whole journey to the final receiver,
� receiving alerts in case of deviations from the planned route enabling adequate reaction,
� direct contact with the train or truck driver in case of deviations from the planned route.
Pains � Poor IT background of some stakeholders, � Reluctance of changing current cooperation processes, � Mental reluctance against the introduction of new IT solutions
(mainly applies to smaller companies), � Larger and smaller players with different levels of development.
The solution
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The solution developed in LogiCon is a communication platform named T-scale Intermodal that enables information sharing for the hinterland planning processes by all parties involved. The functionality includes exchange of bookings for intermodal transport, allocation of bookings to rail wagons, exchange of loading and unloading plans and status monitoring of execution. One of the main values of the platform is the stimulus towards cooperation in order to receive a transparent transport system which is advantageous for everyone. Such an attitude is quite new in the Polish market.
Features of the solution: � simple to understand - time table layout, clearly defined roles, � accessible - via web page with ID and password, � easy to use - user friendly, intuitional, � open - all stakeholders can participate, � Useful - providing useful information, ex. weekly arrival & departure plans, personalized
dashboards and reports. Main challenge:
� to improve communication in intermodal transport � to develop modern tools for information exchange
Main stakeholders and problems:
� Container Terminal - unable to plan operations well � Intermodal Operator – unable to control the service offered � Railway Carrier – unable to mange the fleet
Communication process in the past:
Communication process using T-scale Intermodal:
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Role of SMEs
SME participation in the Polish LL was crucial - the majority of Polish shippers (exporters and importers) as well as some of the logistics service providers (intermodal operators, hinterland rail terminals, truck operators) involved in the intermodal supply chain are SMEs. Also road carriers used for last mile haulage are involved in the development of the LogiCon solution, in which they benefit from cooperation within optimised supply chains. SMEs were involved in the testing of the platform through various locally organised workshops where they could share ideas and provide feedback. Also, during more a more advanced stage of development, SMEs were invited to use the solution. Benefits for SME’s
The main benefits for SMEs were a reduction of logistics costs, the possibility of better and more realistic delivery planning and online monitoring of container movements. The other benefits included the possibility of dynamic real-time delivery planning, reduction of transport cost due to group purchases of transport services, sharing loading space of vehicles, and access to a cheap and reliable track&trace solution. Benefits for the whole industry:
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� costs & time reduction in Intermodal delivery arrangements, � accuracy of data exchanged, � digitalization of a whole process among all stakeholders, � easy and fast access to information on-line, � standardization of operations performed, � increase of competitiveness of intermodal transport.
Benefits for Terminals: � Better planning and resource management - cost savings, � Container flow control and management, congestion and idle time reductions, � Speeding up rail operations, � Automation of rail processes, invoicing, reporting.
Benefits for Railway Carriers:
� Better control of last mile operations, � Better fleet management, � Process standardization and automation – ordering, reporting & monitoring.
Benefits for Intermodal Operators: � Own system integration with platform only, � Better Intermodal delivery planning, better management of resources (human,
equipment), � On-line monitoring of last mile operations, � Increased competitiveness, � Reporting.
1.3.2.2 Dutch Living Lab
Intrepid is the name of the main result of the Dutch living lab.
Intrepid value proposition is described in the below table, both from Supplier point of view and from the Customer/s point of view.
Supplier point of view
Products and services
The Intrepid data platform offers a multi-sided platform (MSP) for controlled data sharing. The platform offers its customers: � Controlled data access: a logistics stakeholder provides
controlled data access to other stakeholders based on security mechanisms and access restrictions. Data access can imply data manipulation (Create, Update and Delete), but basically starts with data retrieval in the Living Lab.
� Supporting the development of apps and services: providing web entrepreneurs with easy access to data available via the MSP. According the business model canvas, web entrepreneurs are the indirect channels to customers.
Gain creators � Provision of real-time data
Pain relievers � Support for access to static infrastructure data
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� Support of billing structure � Controlled and monitored sharing of data between
stakeholders
Customer point of view: IT solution providers
Customer jobs IT service providers build dashboard, web-apps or have clever algorithms, e.g. to combine data for logistics companies
Gains � Easy access available data resources (on an API-level) in an easy and controlled way. Through this, the companies can provide new and more advanced functionalities
� Standard for applying data sources to company specific data and to share information between partners.
Pains � Controlled platform for sharing information. Company remains owner of the data
Customer point of view: Logistic Service Providers & shippers
Customer jobs Logistics service providers & shippers use solutions from IT solution providers to improve its operation based on real updated information
Gains � More efficient operational planning through access to real life data
Pains � Controlled platform for sharing information. Company remains owner of the data
Customer point of view: Transport operators
Customer jobs Transport operators use solutions from IT solution providers to improve its efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability
Gains � More efficient operational planning through access to real life data
Pains � Controlled platform for sharing information. Company remains owner of the data
� Platform can allow communication with system large customers when applying apps.
The solution
CTT developed a data sharing infrastructure (kind of Appstore) for the Twente business community at large. CTT also used this infrastructure to develop apps and services for their terminal’s customers and suppliers. Parts of the infrastructure will in the future also be used by Port of Twente (the community association) for sharing public data (e.g. vessel movements on the main inland waterways in the region).
To demonstrate the use of the architecture, some example apps and services were developed in Logicon:
� Case 1: An app for lock planning (http://www.portoftwente.com/open-source-initiative/)
supporting both barge operators and Rijkswaterstaat.
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� Case 2: Dynamic data on Inlandlinks.eu, an advanced connection where real-time
information of CTT’s services has become available.
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� Case 3: Spanish app in Dutch context - implementing the Spanish app for SME truckers in the Dutch context.
Role of logistics SMEs
There are a lot of SMEs involved in the business community around Twente, both logistic service providers and shippers. SMEs have specific requirements for adopting new IT-capabilities. Very often, the level of IT maturity is lower than in large organizations and when solutions are adopted; set-up should be quick and cheap while benefits need to be perceived immediately. In the Dutch Living Lab Logicon tried to meet these requirements by developing an information infrastructure that could support delivery of flexible, cheap and where needed tailored solutions that are easy to implement. Benefits for SMEs
Benefits for logistics SMEs in the Twente region resulted from the use of the information infrastructure and its connected apps in their operational processes. The functionality of the apps determined the exact type of benefit and the architecture as such was merely an enabler. However, a lot of app development companies were also SMEs and the architecture led to direct benefits for them because it helped them to launch apps for the logistics community cheaper and easier. Living Lab Achievements:
� new apps have been developed � parties started to use them � parties started to invest in apps and solutions � opportunities aroused for further deployment and roll-out
1.3.2.3 Spanish Living Lab
Logicon MRM is the main result of the Spanish living lab.
Logicon MRM value proposition is described in the below table, both from Supplier point of view and from the Customer/s point of view.
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Supplier point of view
Products and services
LogiCon network for the planning and tracking of transport operations, composed by several components:
- Connectivity Service Infrastructure and connectors - Desktop Universal Mobile Resources Management and On-
board Mobile Resources Management for SME fleets - On-board Plan Mobile Resources Management for Freelance
Truck Drivers
Gain creators The use of the network improves the quality of service as well as the creation of added value services for the involved companies
Pain relievers It facilitates several aspects of the business process:
- Automation of procedures - Easier fleet management - Reduction in invoicing times
Customer point of view: Large Transport operators
Customer jobs Management of the transport operation subcontracting process involving with SMEs: from transport request to invoice management
External fleet management
Gains Automation of the transport operation subcontracting process, especially when involving with SMEs: from transport request to invoice management
Simplification of the external fleet management by homogenizing their tracking features
Pains Manual tracking of the subcontracted operation, especially when contacting by phone with the truck driver
Errors due to duplication of information and phone transmission
Limitation in the fleet management, when assigning resources to added value services
Customer point of view: Small transport operators
Customer jobs Management of the transport operations
Gains Access to planning and tracking tools
Additional business because of the facilitated connections
Pains Difficulties in online tracking
Difficulties and quality issues because of the information exchange
Customer point of view: Freelance Truck Drivers
Customer jobs Management of the transport operations
Gains Access to planning and tracking tools
Additional business because of the facilitated connections
Pains Difficulties in online tracking
Difficulties and quality issues because of the information exchange
The solution
LogiCon delivered apps for web and smart device for SME trucking companies and truck drivers to support service information exchangeand sending of transport orders and invoices. The app solutions andcommunicate directly with large Transport Management Systems of forwarders and shippers. This substituted information exchange via phone/mail with automatic data exchange. The apps were generic and so made the solution more acceTMS systems.
The following schema summarizes the actors and solutions participating in the Logicon MRM solution.
The following table describes the different solutions of the above schema:
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Additional business because of the facilitated connections
Difficulties in online tracking
Difficulties and quality issues because of the information exchange
LogiCon delivered apps for web and smart device for SME trucking companies and truck drivers support service information exchange, e.g. tracking of truck departure and arrival, creating
and sending of transport orders and invoices. The app solutions and architecture behind it can communicate directly with large Transport Management Systems of forwarders and shippers. This substituted information exchange via phone/mail with automatic data exchange. The apps were generic and so made the solution more acceptable than specific solutions for customers or
The following schema summarizes the actors and solutions participating in the Logicon MRM
The following table describes the different solutions of the above schema:
Additional business because of the facilitated connections
Difficulties and quality issues because of the information exchange
LogiCon delivered apps for web and smart device for SME trucking companies and truck drivers , e.g. tracking of truck departure and arrival, creating
architecture behind it can communicate directly with large Transport Management Systems of forwarders and shippers. This substituted information exchange via phone/mail with automatic data exchange. The apps
ptable than specific solutions for customers or
The following schema summarizes the actors and solutions participating in the Logicon MRM
In particular some screenshots of the
Benefits for SME’s and large players
Benefits for SMEs are improved performance because of simplified operations with major contractors resulting among others in reduction of itime tracking information, etc. This strengthened the SME’s market position towards becoming preferred partners for their large customers. Large players have also become beneficiaries of the solution. In the past they tried to implement similar solutions for SMEs themselves. However, the impact was limited, because SMEs got offered multiple solutions. Therefore the creation of a neutral architecture with critical mass, based on a feasible business model for SMEs and interoperable with other systems is preferable. General benefits:
� universal and neutral data exchange � single app to entire sector� administrative costs reduction � invoicing time reduction� justification against complaints � incident tracking and evidences� non-invasive supervision� reaction time reduction
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some screenshots of the on-board MRM solution are shown below
Benefits for SME’s and large players
Benefits for SMEs are improved performance because of simplified operations with major contractors resulting among others in reduction of invoice preparation and management, realtime tracking information, etc. This strengthened the SME’s market position towards becoming preferred partners for their large customers. Large players have also become beneficiaries of the
y tried to implement similar solutions for SMEs themselves. However, the impact was limited, because SMEs got offered multiple solutions. Therefore the creation of a neutral architecture with critical mass, based on a feasible business model for SMEs and nteroperable with other systems is preferable.
universal and neutral data exchange single app to entire sector
costs reduction invoicing time reduction justification against complaints incident tracking and evidences
supervision reaction time reduction
solution are shown below:
Benefits for SMEs are improved performance because of simplified operations with major nvoice preparation and management, real-
time tracking information, etc. This strengthened the SME’s market position towards becoming preferred partners for their large customers. Large players have also become beneficiaries of the
y tried to implement similar solutions for SMEs themselves. However, the impact was limited, because SMEs got offered multiple solutions. Therefore the creation of a neutral architecture with critical mass, based on a feasible business model for SMEs and
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1.3.2.4 Italian Living Lab
SinergiBO is the main result of the Italian living lab.
SinergiBO value proposition is described in the below table, both from Supplier point of view and from the Customer/s point of view.
Supplier point of view
Products and services
Transportation service offer/request transportation service matchmaking
Gain creators Increased load factor due to consolidation
Cost savings
New customer acquisition
Pain relievers Empty returns
Customer point of view: Transport service type
Customer jobs Transport service provider
Gains Increased load factor due to consolidation
New customer acquisition
Pains Empty returns
Customer point of view: Transport client type
Customer jobs Transport service client
Gains Cost savings
Pains
Customer point of view: Freight Forwarders type
Customer jobs Freight Forwarders
Gains Transport solution findings New customer acquisition Equilibrate supply and demand Competitive position in the sector
Pains Operational cost savings
The solution
LogiCon delivered a web-based transport market place where logistic service providers (both SME and non-SME) offer their transport services and shippers (also both SME and non-SME) share their transport requests and the virtual market will support profiled match-making features.
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The solution includes a dashboard, geo-location services and a ‘full truck algorithm’ to improve the load factor.
Direct benefits for SME’s
SMEs may easily present their offer of transport services to potential customers supporting business development of transport operators but also providing more visibility for customers and reliability. Bundling of volumes will be promoted and consequently an improvement of the load factor and reduction of costs can be achieved.
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1.4 Potential impact
Socio economic impact has also been investigated within the project because any technology could be successful only if appreciated and useful for the end users. Indicators involved to investigate this issue are defined in the below discussion and the user propensity to move to a different mobility paradigm.
An evaluation of the Living Labs was performed in order to be able to validate the results of the success of the implementation case. In the evaluation, three main aspects are taken into account:
� Adoption indicators to evaluate the behavioural change of the involved stakeholders on the solution/technology;
� Business model and technological maturity of the solution/technology: and
� Key performance indicators to evaluate the impact and efficiency of solution/technology compared to the Living lab goals.
This section summarizes the main lessons learned from the different Living labs and present an overview of tips found over the duration of the Living Lab for improvement of the different steps. It can help other communities in their adaption process of LogiCon solutions.
Adoption indicators
Adoption of the solutions provided in the Living Labs by users and stakeholders is essential for a solution to become successful. To be able to measure adoption, six levels of user adoption were distinguished, using the Behavioural change model. The following table presents the final results of adoption by users and stakeholders for the different Living Labs.
Table: Current stage of adoption willingness in the four Living Labs
Conclusions of the assessment are:
• The adoption in the Polish Living Lab differs significantly between the involved stakeholders. The results show reluctance from certain stakeholders to cooperate in the solutions.
Living Lab Stage of adoption in reporting period: August 2015
o Is open for
change o Understands
what the solution is about
o Has what it needs to use the solution
o Thinks that benefits outweigh the costs
o Uses the solution
o Keeps using the solution, even when obstacles arise
Polish Living Lab
1 2 DCT, PKP
Cargo, Lotos
3 GTK, GTC 4 PCC Intermodal, Cargosped, Loconi, Balticon
5 Spedcont, Potzug, Pol-Agent, CHS, Polsin
6 BCT
Dutch Living Lab
1 2 Port of Twente community association
3 Actors in the logistics community
4 5 Case owners,
6 CTT, NexusZ
Spanish Living Lab
1 2 3 4 5 6 CARRERAS JOVITRANS CRIADO
Italian Living Lab
1 2 3 Local manu-facturers
4 5 Transport operators, Freight forwarders
6
Receptive Understanding Being able Wanting Doing Persevering
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• Participants who have been actively involved in the Dutch Living Lab are using the proposed solutions (case owners) or are already considering next steps. Other actors in the supply chain have shown some reluctance in the current cases, but are interested in the development of new solutions.
• Partners in the Spanish Living Lab have demonstrated a great engagement and are interested in continue using the solutions developed and doing the effort to implement them in full production.
• The SinergiBo solution developed in the Italian Living Lab is actively used by Logistics Service Providers and Transport Operators in the Bologna Freight Village.
Business model and technological maturity
The following table presents a (generalized) overview of the main factors of success and barriers of the four Living Labs.
Subject Factor of success Barrier
Tec
hnic
al
• Easy to access, Easy to use, user friendly, (PL, IT)
• Living Lab create solutions for cooperation standards, thus make the solution applicable to large companies and SMEs to (PL, NL, ES)
• Possibility to integrate with external IT solutions (PL)
• Reluctance of supply chain actors to cooperate on the Platform (PL)
• Poor IT background of some actors (PL, ES) • Variety of legacy systems, protocols and
integration procedures required to generate the LogiCon connectors between legacy systems. (ES, NL)
• Some functionality requires community-wide agreement on governance of the associated infrastructure (NL).
Org
anis
atio
nal
• Final user involvement in all phases of IT tool development and execution (PL)
• Information flow transparency (PL) • Clear measurement of the potential
benefit of the outcomes of the project (ES)
• Supporting the business development and follow up among transport clients and providers (ES).
• Lack of trust between business partners (PL) • Larger and smaller players with different
stages of development (PL, NL)
• Stakeholders want to keep organisational aspects to themselves and this has not been integrated by the solution (NL, IT, ES)
• Alignment and sustainability of business models, operational procedures and legal context (e.g. in the case of lock operation) (NL).
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Ope
ratio
nal
• Process transparency (PL) • Increased efficiency for all Platform
users (PL) • System of alerts informing of
deviations and current processes status (PL)
• Reduction of administrative management costs through using the solution (i.e. phone calls, mails) (ES).
• Marketplace tool between truck demand and supply was and appreciated by market parties (IT)
• Reluctance of changing current cooperation processes (PL, IT)
• Mental objection against the introduction of the new IT solutions (mainly applies to smaller companies) (PL)
Table: Overview of the main Factors of success and barriers of the LogiCon Living Labs
(PL = Polish Living Lab, NL = Dutch Living Lab, ES = Spanish Living Lab, IT = Italian Living Lab)
Key Performance Indicators
To assess the impact that the LogiCon Living labs have on the operations of the SMEs, the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that were set up during the “Do phase” were used. The KPI are related to three subjects:
• Improve efficiency; • Reduction of errors and incidents; and • Improve customer satisfaction.
The following table presents the main effects of the Living Labs on the KPIs. The table shows that the LogiCon cases have made a significant impact on operations of SME.
Criteria for LogiCon
solutions Indicator
Effect of LogiCon
cases
Improve efficiency
• Reduction of train handling time duration (PL); - 5 h 2 min (-27%)
• Reduction of intermodal transport transit time
(PL); - 4 h 15 min (-25%)
• Reduction of average planner involvement per
train (PL); - 30 min (-33%)
• Days from Service to check information and
documentation to proceed with invoicing (ES); - 14 days (-99%)
• Average time per order administration (ES); - 30 min (-75%)
• Reduction of total transport costs(IT); - 20% to - 25%
Reduce errors /
incidents
• % of retained invoices (ES); Effect still unknown
• % of incidents when invoicing services (ES). Effect still unknown
Improve customer • Punctuality of deliveries increase (PL); + 40 %
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satisfaction • Number of trips/year acquired (IT). Effect still unknown
SME access
• Number of business ideas generated (NL); 5
• Number of apps available (NL); 3
• Number of data services available (NL). 45
Table: Indicators for improved logistic performance of SME
In summary the impact for each living lab is as follow:
• The planning tool developed in the Polish Living Lab shows a significant reduction in both the handling time and in planning procedures. Furthermore, the application led through a strong increase of the punctuality.
• Through the use of the connectivity platform in the Spanish Living Lab, manual orders have been eradicated. This resulted in a strong reduction of the invoicing period for the involved SME (from 15 days to 90 minutes) and a reduction of the administration time for the large enterprise (30 minutes per invoice).
• The application of Intrepid led to the generation of several business ideas in the Dutch Living Lab. Furthermore, many APIs have been made available through the system for future business ideas, such as implementation of the Spanish Living Lab App.
• Finally, the Italian Living Lab is used by SME Logistics Service Providers and transport operators in the vicinity of the Interporto to acquire new business. Truck operators find that acquiring a booking through the system can significantly lower total transport costs, by reducing the empty runs. Logistics service providers are able to acquire new assignments and sending out new transport orders in a more efficient way.
Application of the different tools can lead to a reduction of the total freight movements by truck, especially through:
• Increased use of rail freight due to the more attractive and reliable rail service provided in the Polish Living Lab;
• Reduction on the number of empty runs due to the better alignment of truck supply and demand in the Italian living Lab.
The solutions provided can also lead to an increased share of the transport movements performed by SME companies:
• Better alignment of SME administrative procedures to the preferred working method of large enterprises. Through the Spanish Living Lab, and potentially the Dutch Living Lab. SMEs can therefore offer a better service level to large customers.
• Reduction of searching costs and facilitating a larger market through the Italian Living Lab solution.
Act phase
Scale-up potential
In order to assess the impact of the connectivity and other solutions on a national and European scale an economic assessment of the impact of the four Living Labs was performed as part of
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the act phase. The assessment provided insight in the potential of wider adoption of the Living Lab solutions for the benefits for the European Union as a whole. To determine the potential, first the main characteristics were determined for each living Lab. Afterwards potential markets within the EU with similar characteristics were identified.
The application developed in the Polish Living Lab can potentially be transferred to medium-sized European seaports. The following figure provides an overview of some potential locations. The most suitable markets are mainly located in the Mediterranean Area and in the Baltic.
Figure: Location of the applicable seaports for the Polish case
The portal developed in the Spanish Living Lab could potentially be transferred to a wide European market. The application can be applied as an intermediate tool for communication between (very) small transport operators and large customers. Since 92% of the operation is performed by (very) small companies, the app can be beneficial at a wide European scale.
Country Total Companies Very Small operators Total %
Poland 127,899 124,327 97%
Spain 177,550 171,727 97%
Portugal 19,888 18,604 94%
Italy 104,540 97,033 93%
France 82,832 75,452 91%
Romania 30,582 27,654 90%
Netherlands 15,543 13,149 85%
Germany 59,389 42,961 72% Table: Fragmentation in road transport for selected EU countries
The freight market place that was developed in the Italian Living Lab can be transferred to large freight communities such as freight villages and industrial parks. A first possible set are the top 20 European Freight Villages which is included in the figure below.
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Figure: Location of the freight villages selected for the scale up
The Dutch Living Lab focusses on creating a platform for a wider community in order to generate new ideas and apps. In general this could be adopted in a wide set of communities including:
• Port communities; • Freight villages, rail terminals and industrial parks; • Suppliers around central big shippers or LSPs; and • Inland navigation terminals
Act – Final completion
All Living labs have formulated next steps which have been described in the exploitation plans.
Based on the input and the process of the Living Labs, recommendations were presented for the different stages of the Living Labs. The following table summarizes the main findings.
Stage Main Lessons Learned
Plan • Preparatory steps often take more time than originally expected. In the process sufficient time for the Plan phase should be taken into account.
• Besides the stakeholders identified at the beginning of the project (partners involved in the Living lab), other relevant stakeholders need to be identified and consulted at an early stage.
Do • Begin with a small improvements and later on extend the product and business case. Show early progress.
• Permanent dialogue is crucial between all involved stakeholders and also final user involvement in all phases of IT tool development is necessary.
• Transparent information sharing on the service quality and economic benefits that can be expected for the solutions helps with gaining stakeholder acceptance for the solutions.
Check • KPIs identified at the beginning of the project (Plan phase) may be difficult to collect in practise or might not reflect the main findings of the Living Lab. Therefore at the beginning of the check stage, a critical review of the list of KPIs together with the involved stakeholders is desirable.
• Besides quantitative data on KPIs, it is also important to collect qualitative data on “soft” criteria to get a clear overview of different aspects of the living lab.
• - A full impact assessment based on the evaluation of the living Lab is not
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always feasible due to lack of data.
Act • The act phase is done implicitly throughout the project and is performed often in the Do phase (readjustment of the Living Lab).
• When making decisions, all relevant stakeholders should be involved as much as possible
Table: Overview of the main Lessons learned for the different stages of the Living Lab
Exploitation
The Exploitation plans are related to the identification of opportunities, as well as to the cost of these opportunities. An evaluation of the opportunities related to the Logicon results produce the below Opportunity matrix table4.
LL Exploitable result Depth
of pain5
Budget Ease of reach
Ease of MVP
Size of Market
Values
PL T-Scale H M H-M M M-L H
NL Intrepid M M-L M M M H
ES MRM Logicon H M M-L M H H
IT SinergiBO M L M-L H M H
H: High, M: Medium, L: Low
Currently (Mid 2015) the situation is as follows for the different results:
Result Status
T-Scale Agreement between main actors to commercialize
Intrepid TNO will pursue the opportunity, maybe with further R+D developments. NexusZ is commercializing its result over the Intrepid platform
MRM Enide is in negotiations with first (potential) clients. Further developments are required and Enide is analysing how to finance them
SinergiBO IBI is raising the system, looking for economic support for large sustainability
4 The Lean Entrepreneur: How Visionaries Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets. Brant Cooper, Patrick Vlaskovits, Eric Ries. 2013. 5 As summary of concepts:
- Depth of pain—how bad is the problem / ambition to reach we’re trying to solve for this particular segment? - Budget—can the segment pay for a solution? - Ease of reach—are they marketable through relatively easy channels? - Ease of MVP (minimum viable product)—do we think the solution is relatively easy or complex? H: easy, L:
difficult; M: Medium - Values—how do we feel about serving this constituency?
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1.5 Places for further information
Project web site: www.logicon-project.eu
Project video: see it on project web site, or on www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qEWYHRSb1M
More Information
Francesc Rosines - Technical Coordinator e-mail: [email protected] ENIDE Solutions SL, Spain Tomasz Dowgielewicz - Project Coordinator e-mail: [email protected] Instytut Logistyki i Magazynowania (ILiM), Poland
2 Dissemination activities and exploitation of results
Section A (public)
TABLE A1: LIST OF SCIENTIFIC (PEER REVIEWED) PUBLICATIONS, STARTING WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES
NO. Title Main author
Title of the
periodical or the series
Number, date or frequency
Publisher Place of
publication Year of
publication Relevant pages
Permanent identifiers6
(if available)
Is/Will open access7
provided to this
publication?
Due to the nature of the project, no scientific publications have been prepared
6 A permanent identifier should be a persistent link to the published version full text if open access or abstract if article is pay per view) or to the final manuscript accepted for
publication (link to article in repository). 7 Open Access is defined as free of charge access for anyone via Internet. Please answer "yes" if the open access to the publication is already established and also if the embargo
period for open access is not yet over but you intend to establish open access afterwards.
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TEMPLATE A2: LIST OF DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
NO. Type of
activities8 Main
leader Title Date/Period Place Type of audience9
Size of audience
Countries addressed
1 Conference Enide ECITL’13. Investors Session: LOGICON – Connecting Logistics SMEs
24 October 2013 Zaragoza, Spain
Scientific and Industry on Transport and Logistics
>100 EU countries
2 Workshop ILiM LogiCon validation workshop_1st round
February 2014 Poland
Industry 8 Poland
3 Conference ILiM/Enide Transport Research Arena 2014
16 April 2014 Paris, France
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
2.500 EU countries
4 Conference ILiM
Polish Logistics Congress LOGISTICS 2014
15 May 2014 Poznan, Poland
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
700 Poland
8 A drop down list allows choosing the dissemination activity: publications, conferences, workshops, web, press releases, flyers, articles published in the popular press, videos, media briefings, presentations, exhibitions, thesis, interviews, films, TV clips, posters, Other.
9 A drop down list allows choosing the type of public: Scientific Community (higher education, Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers, Medias, Other ('multiple choices' is possible).
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5 Booth ILiM LOGICON stand at LOGISTICS Congress 2014
15-16 May 2014 Poznan,
Poland Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
60
Poland
6 Workshop TNO LogiCon validation workshop_1nd round
May 2014 Delft, the
Netherland Industry 10 The Netherlands
7 Workshop Interporto Bologna
LogiCon validation workshop_1nd round
May and July 2014
Bologna, Italy Industry 15 Italy
8 Workshop ILiM LogiCon validation-implementation workshop_2nd round
June 2014 Sopot,
Poland Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
70 Poland
9 Seminar ILiM Transport Seminar 26 June 2014 Sopot, Poland
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
70 Poland
10 Communication meeting
Enide International Road Transport Union
8 July 2014 Brussels, Belgium
Truck Drivers representatics
10 International
11 Workshop ILiM LogiCon implementation workshop_3rd round
September 2014 Sopot,
Poland Industry 25 Poland
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12 Workshop TNO LogiCon validation-implementation workshop_2nd round at Twente supply chain hackathon’ at Twente University in Enschede
24 October 2014 Port of
Twente, the
Netherlands
Industry 70 The Netherlands
13 Workshop Interporto Bologna
LogiCon validation-implementation workshop_2nd round
November 2014 Bologna, Italy
Industry 20 Italy
14 Booth ILiM LOGICON stand at Trans Poland 2014
November 2014 Warsaw,
Poland Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
100 Poland
15 Conference Enide ECITL’14. LogiCon: involving Freelance Truck Drivers and very small transport operators in the logistics information flow
7 November 2014
Dortmund, Germany
Scientific and Industry on Transport and Logistics
50 EU countries
16 Conference Enide ECITL’14. LogiCon: involving Freelance Truck Drivers and very small transport operators in the logistics information flow. LogiCon: involving small and medium transport operators
7 November 2014
Dortmund, Germany
Scientific and Industry on Transport and Logistics
50 EU countries
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17 Workshop Interporto Bologna
LogiCon implementation workshop_3rd round
first half of 2015 Bologna, Italy
Industry 17 Italy
18 Conference TNO Congres Topsector Logistiek, Work Session “Get Connected”
1st April 2015 Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
70 the Netherlands
19 Workshop TNO LogiCon implementation workshop_3rd round at “Get Connected” work session held during the Congres Topsector Logistiek ‘Mapping the Future of Logistics’
1 April 2015 Rotterdam,
the
Netherlands
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
100 The Netherlands
20 Conference Enide, ITA, Carreras
III TICs4LOG: CASE STUDIES OF LOGISTIC INNOVATION IN EUROPE
26 May 2015 Zaragoza,
Spain
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
? Spain
21 Communication meeting
Enide GS1 26 May 2015 Brussels, Belgium
Standard representatives
10 International
22 Demo event Enide Saló Internacional de la Logística’15. EXHIBITION VILLAGE
9-11 June 2015 Barcelona,
Spain Industry on Transport and Logistics
500 International
23 Conference Enide, Carreras
Saló Internacional de la Logística’15. Smart
10 June 2015 Barcelona,
Spain Industry on Transport and
150 International
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Logistics Logistics
24 Conference ITA Saló Internacional de la Logística’15. Gran Consumo & Food workshop
10 June 2015 Barcelona,
Spain Industry on Transport and Logistics
150 International
25 Booth Enide Saló Internacional de la Logística’15
9-11 June 2015 Barcelona,
Spain Industry on Transport and Logistics
150 International
26 Bilateral meetings
Enide Saló Internacional de la Logística’15. Medalogistics
9-11 June 2015 Barcelona,
Spain Industry on Transport and Logistics
10 International
27 Networking Enide Saló Internacional de la Logística’15. Circulo Logístico
9-11 June 2015 Barcelona,
Spain Industry on Transport and Logistics
20 International
28 Speed dating Enide Saló Internacional de la Logística’15. SIL B2B
9-11 June 2015 Barcelona,
Spain Industry on Transport and Logistics
20 International
29 LogiCon at Press, La Vanguardia, preparation for SIL
Enide La Vanguardia 9 June 2015 Barcelona,
Spain General audience 400.000 Spain
30 Conference Enide Saló Internacional de la Logística’15. BESTFACT workshop
11 June 2015 Barcelona,
Spain Industry on Transport and Logistics
100 EU countries
31 Conference ILiM Final LogiCon conference at the 2nd International Physical
8 July 2015 Paris, France
Scientific Community (Research),
200 EU countries
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Internet Conference Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
32 Leaflets Enide Final LogiCon conference at the 2nd International Physical Internet Conference
8 July 2015 Paris, France
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
200 EU countries
33 Conference Enide ECITL’15. Improving efficiency in transportation by strengthening the collaboration
with SME
6 October 2015 Bordeaux, France
Scientific and Industry on Transport and Logistics
100 EU countries
34 Conference Enide GS1 Industry and Standards Event 2015. Transport and Logistics Workshop. Carrier-Centric Real-Time Event capture in Road Transportation
12 October 2015 Warsaw, Poland
Industry on Transport and Logistics
200 EU countries
35 Conference BCT GS1 Industry and Standards Event 2015. Transport and Logistics Workshop. Baltic Container terminal & Hinterland case study
13 October 2015 Warsaw, Poland
Industry on Transport and Logistics
200 EU countries
36 Website ILiM Project website
Scientific 2500 EU countries
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Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
37 Press release ILiM Project press release
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
200 EU countries
38 Project video ILiM Project video
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
500 EU countries
39 Project flyer ILiM Project flyer
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
1000 Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, & EU countries
40 Posters and roll-ups
ILIM Project posters and roll-ups
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
1000 Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, & EU countries
41 Press release ILiM Project Press Release
Scientific 500 Poland
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presenting a project in Polish
Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
42 Press release ILiM Project Press Release presenting Polish LL
Scientific Community (Research), Industry, Civil Society, Policy makers
200 Poland
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Section B
Part B1
On the other hand the LOGICON project is in process of applying for the following patents, trademarks, registered designs, etc:
Type of IP
Rights10
:
Confidential
Click on
YES/NO
Foreseen
embargo date
dd/mm/yyyy
Application
reference(s)
Subject or title of application Applicant (s) (as on the application)
Others Yes Not available Sharing information in container terminal SC ILIM, BCT, CallFreedom
Others Yes Not available Global tracking and communication CallFreedom
Others Yes Not available Optimization of last mile delivery planning ILIM, CallFreedom
Others Yes Not available Optimization of wagons utilization ILIM, BCT, CallFreedom
Others Yes Not available Controlled data provision TNO
Others Yes Not available Easy data access TNO
Others Yes Not available Algoritm and app for lock planning TNO, CTT, NXZ
Others Yes Not available Lock planning NXZ
Others Yes Not available Connectors to LSP Information systems ENIDE
Others Yes Not available Universal Mobile Resources Manager (MRM) ENIDE
Others Yes Not available Universal on-board MRM (OB-MRM) ENIDE
Others Yes Not available Framework for integration with external TMS ENIDE
Others Yes Not available Dashboard implementation MEWARE, ENIDE
10 A drop down list allows choosing the type of IP rights: Patents, Trademarks, Registered designs, Utility models, Others.
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Type of IP
Rights10
:
Confidential
Click on
YES/NO
Foreseen
embargo date
dd/mm/yyyy
Application
reference(s)
Subject or title of application Applicant (s) (as on the application)
Others Yes Not available Transportation services offer IBI
Others Yes Not available Transportation solutions matching IBI
Others Yes Not available Transportation services request IBI
Others No Not available Reference Architecture for information exchange
methods
ENIDE, TNO, ILIM, MEW, IBI
Others Yes Not available Practices to attract SMEs ILIM
Others Yes Not available Logicon Dashboard architecture MEWARE
Others Yes Not available Living Lab coordination methodology TNO
Others Yes Not available Logicon architecture implementation (NL) TNO
Others Yes Not available Logicon architecture implementation (ES) ENIDE
Table: List of applications for patents, trademarks, registered designs, etc.
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Part B2
The LOGICON project has also generated the following exploitable foreground:
Type of Exploitable Foreground11
Description of exploitable foreground
Confidential
Click on YES/NO
Foreseen embargo date
dd/mm/yyyy
Exploitable product(s) or measure(s)
Sector(s) of application12
Timetable, commercial or any other use
Patents or other IPR exploitation (licences)
Owner & Other Beneficiary(s) involved
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Sharing information in container terminal SC
Yes Sharing information in container terminal SC
H52.2.2 - Service activities incidental to water transportation
H52.2.1 - Service activities incidental to land transportation
>2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
ILIM, BCT, CallFreedom
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Global tracking and communication
Yes Global tracking and communication
H52.2.2 H52.2.1
>2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
CallFreedom
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Optimization of last mile delivery planning
Yes Optimization of last mile delivery planning
H52.2.2 H52.2.1
>2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
ILIM, CallFreedom
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Optimization of wagons utilization
Yes Optimization of wagons utilization
H52.2.2 H52.2.1
>2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
ILIM, BCT, CallFreedom
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Controlled data provision
Yes Controlled data provision
H52.2.2 H52.2.1
>2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
TNO
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Easy data access Yes Easy data access H52.2.2 H52.2.1
>2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
TNO
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Algorithm and app for lock planning
Yes Algoritm and app for lock planning
H52.2.2 H52.2.1
>2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
TNO, CTT, NXZ
19 A drop down list allows choosing the type of foreground: General advancement of knowledge, Commercial exploitation of R&D results, Exploitation of R&D results via
standards, exploitation of results through EU policies, exploitation of results through (social) innovation. 12 A drop down list allows choosing the type sector (NACE nomenclature) : http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html
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Type of Exploitable Foreground11
Description of exploitable foreground
Confidential
Click on YES/NO
Foreseen embargo date
dd/mm/yyyy
Exploitable product(s) or measure(s)
Sector(s) of application12
Timetable, commercial or any other use
Patents or other IPR exploitation (licences)
Owner & Other Beneficiary(s) involved
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Lock planning Yes Lock planning H52.2.2 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
NXZ
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Connectors to LSP Information systems
Yes Connectors to LSP Information systems
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
ENIDE
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Universal Mobile Resources Manager (MRM)
Yes Universal Mobile Resources Manager (MRM)
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
ENIDE
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Universal on-board MRM (OB-MRM)
Yes Universal on-board MRM (OB-MRM)
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
ENIDE
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Framework for integration with external TMS
Yes Framework for integration with external TMS
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
ENIDE
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Dashboard implementation
Yes Dashboard implementation
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
MEWARE, Enide
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Transportation services offer
Yes Transportation services offer
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
IBI
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Transportation solutions matching
Yes Transportation solutions matching
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
IBI
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Transportation services request
Yes Transportation services request
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
IBI
General advancement of knowledge
Reference Architecture for information exchange methods
No Reference Architecture for information exchange methods
H52.2 - Support activities for transportation
>2016 Open Source based protection
ENIDE, TNO, ILIM, MEW, IBI
General Practices to attract Yes Practices to attract H52.2 - Support >2016 Yes, studying the ILIM
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Type of Exploitable Foreground11
Description of exploitable foreground
Confidential
Click on YES/NO
Foreseen embargo date
dd/mm/yyyy
Exploitable product(s) or measure(s)
Sector(s) of application12
Timetable, commercial or any other use
Patents or other IPR exploitation (licences)
Owner & Other Beneficiary(s) involved
advancement of knowledge
SMEs SMEs activities for transportation
best protection measures
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Logicon Dashboard architecture
Yes Logicon Dashboard architecture
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
MEWARE
General advancement of knowledge
Living Lab coordination methodology
Yes Living Lab coordination methodology
H52.2 - Support activities for transportation
>2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
TNO
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Logicon architecture implementation (NL)
Yes Logicon architecture implementation (NL)
H52.2.2 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
TNO
Commercial exploitation of R&D results
Logicon architecture implementation (ES)
Yes Logicon architecture implementation (ES)
H52.2.1 >2016 Yes, studying the best protection measures
ENIDE
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On the following tables are explained the specifications of these foregrounds:
Exploitable result T-Scale Intermodal Platform
Functionality The solution is a communication Platform enabling information sharing for the hinterland planning process by Intermodal Operators and Rail Carriers cooperating with Container Terminal. The functionality includes last mile rail delivery management for intermodal transport, on-line delivery coordination, allocation of bookings to rail wagons, exchange of loading and discharging lists and status monitoring of execution.
Purpose To create an IT Platform (integrated collection of data) for communication and management of Intermodal deliveries to container terminal.
Innovation The Platform is the stimulus towards cooperation in order to receive a transparent transport system which is advantageous for everyone. Such an attitude is quite innovative in the Polish market.
All solution functionalities were developed in close cooperation with several, independent, potential users which will result in a comprehensive tool that can be implemented in and deliver benefits to the different business environments. The solutions is also transferable to other business communities around a seaport or inland port.
Partner(s) involved The Institute of Logistics and Warehousing
Baltic Container Terminal
CallFreedom
Role and activities Callfreedom is an IT company developing technically the platform.
ILiM is a consulting organisation supporting further development of the platform and its implementation.
BCT is the main user of the platform that invites intermodal operators and rail carriers to cooperate according to the standardised rules.
How the result will be exploited 1. Adoption of the Platform by Intermodal Operators and Rail Carriers providing services to BCT. 2. Integration of the platform with future environment operated as Port Community System. 3. Involvement of the other Container Terminals in a port (e.g. GCT in Gdynia).
Additional research and
development work
In the case of adoption of the platform by all Intermodal Operators and Rail Carriers providing services to BCT some more work on the alignment of the platform to the requirements of the stakeholders is expected to get full operation of the platform.
Concerning integration of the platform with future environment operated as Port Community System a lot of research activities is needed to develop the environment first and integrate it with existing systems or provide connectors so the systems could communicate. The development of new tools and systems is envisaged (e.g. systems enabling efficient
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management of containers).
IPR protection measures The main functionalities developed or supported by Logicon have been extracted and their IPR defined. These include:
- Sharing information in container terminal SC – ILIM (34%), BCT (33%), Callfreedom (33%) - Global tracking and communication – Callfreedom (100%) - Optimization of last mile delivery planning – ILIM (50%), Callfreedom (50%) - Optimization of wagons delivery – ILIM (34%), BCT (33%), Callfreedom (33%)
Exploitable result Connectivity Service Infrastructure and connectors
Functionality To route and exchange message-oriented information
Purpose To allow the exchange of information among collaborating partners concerning the transport operations
Innovation This is a transport layer connectivity service without information storage (avoiding replication and improving privacy) and support to multiple connectivity protocol at an affordable cost
Partner(s) involved ENIDE
Role and activities ENIDE has implemented and deployed the complete infrastructure
How the result will be exploited In a pay-per-use model based on the number of operations supported
Additional research and development work
Improving on security aspects; dashboard support; as well as support to additional protocols and integrating platforms
IPR protection measures 100% ENIDE
Exploitable result Desktop Universal Mobile Resources Management
Functionality Web Application for SME, transport service management
Purpose To link the small transport operator with their partners (contractors or subcontractors) as well as its internal fleet
Innovation It improves collaboration with their business partners, improving efficiency
Partner(s) involved ENIDE
Role and activities ENIDE has implemented and deployed the tool
How the result will be exploited In a subscription model
Additional research and development work
Additional features as dashboards, fleet management, productivity. Fleet geolocalization.
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IPR protection measures 100% ENIDE
Exploitable result On-board Mobile Resources Management for SME fleets
Functionality App for drivers working for SME, transport service tracking
Purpose To link the fleet of drivers of small transport operators with their traffic manager
Innovation It improves visibility of the status of the transport operations and allows on-line interaction with contractors
Partner(s) involved ENIDE
Role and activities ENIDE has implemented and deployed the tool
How the result will be exploited In a subscription model
Additional research and development work
See Exploitable results 4
IPR protection measures 100% ENIDE
Exploitable result On-board Plan Mobile Resources Management for Freelance Truck Drivers
Functionality App for freelance truck drivers, transport service management
Purpose To link the freelance truck drivers small transport operator with their contractors as well as its small internal fleet
Innovation It improves visibility of the status of the transport operators and allows on-line interaction with contractors
Partner(s) involved ENIDE
Role and activities ENIDE has implemented and deployed the tool
How the result will be exploited Free access
Additional research and development work
Improving on security aspects and additional transport recommendations
IPR protection measures 100% ENIDE
Exploitable result Consultancy for IT connectivity business models in logistics
Functionality --
Purpose To provide Customer companies with:
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- Insight on the concrete benefits that low-cost IT connectivity solutions will bring to their business.
- A clear strategy, designed on the company specific market and goals, on how to gain maximum benefits from
connectivity.
- Alignment of their current business models to the LogiCon approach, and possible business model changes to take
advantage of the LogiCon business and technical innovations.
Innovation Strategic consultancy services specifically designed for logistics connectivity solutions.
Partner(s) involved Bluegreen
Role and activities Supplier of consultancy
How the result will be exploited Delivery consultancy
Additional research and
development work
--
IPR protection measures NONE
Combined Exploitable results Controlled data provision (TNO); Easy data access (TNO); Algorithm and app for lock planning (TNO, CTT, NXZ); Logicon architecture implementation (TNO) and Reference Architecture for information exchange methods (ENIDE, TNO, ILIM, MEW, IBI)
Functionality A controlled data provision was developed that secured easy data access to the TNO platform. In addition TNO build an algoritm and app for lock planning provide a plan to inland vessels to go through the locks on a river in the most optimal way in terms of fuel consumption, CO2 production and time
Purpose The IT architecture is supporting the app development. Where the app provide lock owners, shippers and companies that move cargo insight in the logistic chain when it concerns movement of cargo. In the pilot the focus was in the Twente kanalen in the Netherlands.
Innovation Building controlled data provision and easy data access is necessary to share real time data in a secured way and provide app developers with an infrastructure.
App development: Dynamic waterway management by using AIS data from vessels and prediction of congestion on locks.
Partner(s) involved CTT, Nexus and TNO
Role and activities Making real time data available by the use of INTREPID platform. Develop necessary algorithms to optimize logistic planning.
How the result will be exploited Explore the use of algorithms and optimize logistic planning in other corridors.
Explore the use of easy data exchange for other logistic planning opportunities, like rail, barge and truck.
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Additional research and development work
Research is needed on improving the algorithms for other purposes like synchromodaal transport. Security of the services needs to be researched in more detail in order to cover privacy of information. The business model for services needs to be further investigated. The platform needs to be further developed in order to make billing and data government further available.
IPR protection measures IPR on planning algorithm.
Exploitable result Living Lab coordination methodology
Functionality Guideline for Living Lab leaders in order to conduct an effective Living Lab. The Living Lab handbook is based on a generic living lab methodology and adapted for the specific context and objectives of this LogiCon project.
Purpose Use in other EU projects and in order to help business companies in conducting effective implementations in the real world.
Innovation Effective and evaluated strategy to set up a Living Lab
Partner(s) involved All LogiCon partners
Role and activities All LogiCon partners made use of the Living Lab guideline and provided TNO with feedback.
How the result will be exploited The Living Lab Handbook will be used in other projects by TNO.
Additional research and development work
The Living Lab handbook will be used and further developed in other projects, among them we foresee the following projects: CORE (2014), Smart Rail (2015) and CITYLAB (2015).
IPR protection measures The Living Lab Handbook has a TNO disclaimer.
Exploitable result Transport matchmaking services
Functionality Direct service offered by the SinergiBo marketplace
Purpose To provide Customer companies with:
- Transport demands/offers notifications, matching individual requirements;
- New business opportunities thanks to improved visibility of each operator
Innovation Marketplace centred around the catchment area, improving matching possibilities.
Partner(s) involved IBI-Interporto
Role and activities Value added service for transport operations
How the result will be exploited Tool publication
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Additional research and
development work
--
IPR protection measures NONE
Exploitable result Transport composition services
Functionality First module for a larger chain compositor system
Purpose To provide Customer companies with:
- A suitable tool for first/last mile transport visibility tool, supporting long distance chain composition
Innovation Dynamic and interactive system for chain transport finding
Partner(s) involved IBI
Role and activities Value added service for transport operations
How the result will be exploited Tool publication
Additional research and
development work
--
IPR protection measures NONE
Exploitable result Optimization of orders information flow
Functionality Developing an electronic tool that optimizes the flow of information on transport orders.
Purpose Saving time and costs with the establishment of standardized procedures.
Innovation Exchanging information from our own system on transport services with other partners electronically.
Partner(s) involved JOVITRANS SL, CARRERAS SA, ITA, ENIDE.
Role and activities Allowing the exchange of information between our company and other partners.
How the result will be exploited Through implementation of the internal and external management of information flows.
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Additional research and
development work
Electronic tool adapted to the particularities of the different transport services with freelancers.
Exploitable result Consultancy on impact assessment and scale up of Logicon targeted solutions for data exchange in international
trade and transport logistics for SMEs
Functionality Knowledge about the impacts achieved with Logicon measures/solutions adoption (type and %), as well as about the requirements needed for a successful adoption on a larger extent.
Purpose Give advice and support to governments, European commission, business world in general about the most suitable solutions that they can apply and the impacts that they might reach with those solutions.
Innovation Specific consultancy on the topic.
Partner(s) involved Panteia
Role and activities Panteia supports policy makers when formulating, monitoring and evaluating policy.
How the result will be exploited Through consultancy services Panteia can give advice on the best solutions according to each case and make recommendations about the most suitable policies to be adopted.
Additional research and development work
IPR protection measures NONE
Exploitable result Logistics Monitoring Dashboard
Functionality Web application for monitoring Logistics processes, calculating performance index and providing statistics.
Purpose The scope of the Dashboard is focused on managing Users, receiving and sending Events and Alerts according to User access role (Event Management System), and providing a reporting tool (Business Management System) for managing and analysing the data.
Innovation Dashboard may deployed as a stand-alone application for supporting Logistics companies monitoring of processes in which they are involved, enabling them to have a better monitoring abilities. Moreover, Dashboard may be deployed, leveraging Logicon platform, in more complex scenario, enabling a better collaboration, between participants.
Partner(s) involved Meware
Role and activities Design and implementation of the software components of the Dashboard
How the result will be exploited Providing consulting services to company interested in adopting the Dashboard.
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Additional research and development work
For being adopted by a company the Dashboard have to be customized for the specific environment of the customer. Furthermore the dashboard may be further developed for designing a cloud based service.
IPR protection measures Meware has claimed IPR on Logicon Dashboard architecture
Exploitable result Logicon Platform architecture
Functionality Logicon Platform is an ICT platform for connecting logistics companies, with reduced IT resources, with larger companies
may provide the needed ICT support.
Purpose Logicon Platform enables a reliable and secure data exchange between participant in logistics collaboration scenarios,
leveraging ICT resources of large partners.
Innovation Logicon Platform enable smaller companies in using ICT tools and resources, with a web based approach, avoiding
investments in ICT but leveraging larger companies and/or cloud resources.
Partner(s) involved ENIDE, TNO, ILIM, Meware, and Interporto Bologna.
Role and activities Contribution to definition of the general architecture, detailed design and implementation of the Dashboard for SMEs.
How the result will be exploited Providing consulting services to companies involved in collaboration scenario, interested in adopting the Logicon Platform
and Dashboard.
Additional research and
development work
Logicon Platform may be provided as a customization project for specific customers. Moreover, it can be further
developed for designing and implementing a cloud based version, which may provide functionalities as services to the
logistics companies.
IPR protection measures ENIDE has claimed IPR on the result. TNO, ILIM, Meware, and Interporto Bologna also claimed IPR for contributing in the
development.
Exploitable result Lock planning
Functionality Provide a plan to inland vessels to go through the locks on a river in the most optimal way in terms of fuel consumption, CO2 production and time
Purpose Provide lock owners, shippers and companies that move cargo insight in the logistic chain when it concerns movement of cargo.
In the pilot the focus was in the Twente kanalen in the Netherlands
Innovation Dynamic waterway management by using AIS data from vessels and prediction of congestion on locks
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Partner(s) involved NXZ, CTT
Role and activities Implementation of backend functionality, as well as dashboard functionality for lock owners, shippers and customers that ship cargo
How the result will be exploited -Instantiation of the system over other rivers with locks -instantiation of the system over other rivers with other obstacles on the waterway such as bridges
- instantiation of the system for resources such as trucks and seavessels and the infrastructure these use.
Additional remark: the exploitation of the system on waterways that are controlled by the Dutch government organization Rijkswaterstaat proved to be very difficult. The organization is not willing to let other manufacturers of software provide functionality that can optimize the usage of waterways and locks.
Additional research and development work
Planning locks only is not sufficient to have a sustainable product. Other functionality is needed as well. For example: show occupation of places to moor, waiting time for terminals to be loaded/unloaded, estimation on arrival times so receivers of cargo know when to expect the cargo.
Also research is needed on planning algorithms for synchromodal transport plans.
Since the services of NexusZ use a lot of data the question on security of data is a question that automatically arises. Often, data is strategic and companies have difficulty in sharing them, even if the service is private, but information is obtained globally. Security of the services needs there be researched in more detail.
Further, together with TNO the business model for such services was investigated. Although there is an initial direction more work is needed on the sustainability of the model.
IPR protection measures IPR on planning algorithm.
The interfaces of the system are public to attract other developers to develop functionality
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3 Report on societal implications
Below tables show the vision regarding social implications of Logicon project.
A General Information (completed automatically when Grant Agreement number is entered.
Grant Agreement Number: 604715
Title of Project: Lean Secure and Reliable Logistic Connectivity for SMEs
Name and Title of Coordinator: Tomasz Dowgielewicz
B Ethics
1. Did your project undergo an Ethics Review (and/or Screening)?
• If Yes: have you described the progress of compliance with the relevant Ethics
Review/Screening Requirements in the frame of the periodic/final project reports?
Special Reminder: the progress of compliance with the Ethics Review/Screening Requirements should be
described in the Period/Final Project Reports under the Section 3.2.2 'Work Progress and Achievements'
no
2. Please indicate whether your project involved any of the following issues (tick
box) :
YES
RESEARCH ON HUMANS
• Did the project involve children? No
• Did the project involve patients? No
• Did the project involve persons not able to give consent? No
• Did the project involve adult healthy volunteers? No
• Did the project involve Human genetic material? No
• Did the project involve Human biological samples? No
• Did the project involve Human data collection? No
RESEARCH ON HUMAN EMBRYO/FOETUS
• Did the project involve Human Embryos? No
• Did the project involve Human Foetal Tissue / Cells? No
• Did the project involve Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs)? No
• Did the project on human Embryonic Stem Cells involve cells in culture? No
• Did the project on human Embryonic Stem Cells involve the derivation of cells from
Embryos? No
PRIVACY
• Did the project involve processing of genetic information or personal data (eg. health,
sexual lifestyle, ethnicity, political opinion, religious or philosophical conviction)? No
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• Did the project involve tracking the location or observation of people? No
RESEARCH ON ANIMALS
• Did the project involve research on animals? No
• Were those animals transgenic small laboratory animals? No
• Were those animals transgenic farm animals? No
• Were those animals cloned farm animals? No
• Were those animals non-human primates? No
RESEARCH INVOLVING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• Did the project involve the use of local resources (genetic, animal, plant etc)? No
• Was the project of benefit to local community (capacity building, access to healthcare,
education etc)? No
DUAL USE
• Research having direct military use No
• Research having the potential for terrorist abuse No
C Workforce Statistics
3. Workforce statistics for the project: Please indicate in the table below the number of
people who worked on the project (on a headcount basis).
Type of Position Number of Women Number of Men
Scientific Coordinator 0 1
Work package leaders 1 3
Experienced researchers (i.e. PhD holders) 3 5
PhD Students 0 0
Other
4. How many additional researchers (in companies and universities) were
recruited specifically for this project?
0
Of which, indicate the number of men:
0
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D Gender Aspects
5. Did you carry out specific Gender Equality Actions under the project?
�
�
Yes
No
6. Which of the following actions did you carry out and how effective were they?
Not at all
effective
Very
effective
� Design and implement an equal opportunity policy � � � � �
� Set targets to achieve a gender balance in the workforce � � � � �
� Organise conferences and workshops on gender � � � � �
� Actions to improve work-life balance � � � � �
� Other:
7. Was there a gender dimension associated with the research content – i.e. wherever people were
the focus of the research as, for example, consumers, users, patients or in trials, was the issue of gender
considered and addressed?
� Yes- please specify
� No
E Synergies with Science Education
8. Did your project involve working with students and/or school pupils (e.g. open days,
participation in science festivals and events, prizes/competitions or joint projects)?
� Yes- please specify
� No
9. Did the project generate any science education material (e.g. kits, websites, explanatory
booklets, DVDs)?
� Yes- please specify
� No
F Interdisciplinarity
10. Which disciplines (see list below) are involved in your project?
� Main discipline13
:
� Associated disciplineBłąd! Nie zdefiniowano
zakładki.:
� Associated disciplineBłąd! Nie zdefiniowano zakładki.
:
13 Insert number from list below (Frascati Manual).
http://www.logicon-project.eu/
leaflets
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G Engaging with Civil society and policy makers
11a Did your project engage with societal actors beyond the research
community? (if 'No', go to Question 14)
�
�
Yes
No
11b If yes, did you engage with citizens (citizens' panels / juries) or organised civil society
(NGOs, patients' groups etc.)?
� No
� Yes- in determining what research should be performed
� Yes - in implementing the research
� Yes, in communicating /disseminating / using the results of the project
11c In doing so, did your project involve actors whose role is mainly to
organise the dialogue with citizens and organised civil society (e.g.
professional mediator; communication company, science museums)?
�
�
Yes
No
12. Did you engage with government / public bodies or policy makers (including international
organisations)
� No
� Yes- in framing the research agenda
� Yes - in implementing the research agenda
� Yes, in communicating /disseminating / using the results of the project
13a Will the project generate outputs (expertise or scientific advice) which could be used by
policy makers?
� Yes – as a primary objective (please indicate areas below- multiple answers possible)
� Yes – as a secondary objective (please indicate areas below - multiple answer possible)
� No
13b If Yes, in which fields?
Agriculture
Audiovisual and Media
Budget
Competition
Consumers
Culture
Customs
Development Economic and
Monetary Affairs
Education, Training, Youth
Employment and Social Affairs
Energy
Enlargement
Enterprise
Environment
External Relations
External Trade
Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
Food Safety
Foreign and Security Policy
Fraud
Humanitarian aid
Human rights
Information Society
Institutional affairs
Internal Market
Justice, freedom and security
Public Health
Regional Policy
Research and Innovation
Space
Taxation
Transport
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13c If Yes, at which level?
� Local / regional levels
� National level
� European level
� International level
H Use and dissemination
14. How many Articles were published/accepted for publication in
peer-reviewed journals?
None
To how many of these is open access14
provided? -
How many of these are published in open access journals? -
How many of these are published in open repositories? -
To how many of these is open access not provided? -
Please check all applicable reasons for not providing open access: -
� publisher's licensing agreement would not permit publishing in a repository
� no suitable repository available
� no suitable open access journal available
� no funds available to publish in an open access journal
� lack of time and resources
� lack of information on open access
� other15
: ……………
-
15. How many new patent applications (‘priority filings’) have been made? ("Technologically unique": multiple applications for the same invention in different
jurisdictions should be counted as just one application of grant).
None
16. Indicate how many of the following Intellectual
Property Rights were applied for (give number in
each box).
Trademark
Registered design Under study
Other Under study
17. How many spin-off companies were created / are planned as a direct
result of the project? None
Indicate the approximate number of additional jobs in these companies: -
18. Please indicate whether your project has a potential impact on employment, in comparison
with the situation before your project:
� Increase in employment, or � In small & medium-sized enterprises
� Safeguard employment, or � In large companies
14 Open Access is defined as free of charge access for anyone via Internet. 15 For instance: classification for security project.
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� Decrease in employment, � None of the above / not relevant to the project
# Difficult to estimate / not possible to quantify
19. For your project partnership please estimate the employment effect
resulting directly from your participation in Full Time Equivalent (FTE =
one person working fulltime for a year) jobs:
Difficult to estimate / not possible to quantify
Indicate figure:
-
�
I Media and Communication to the general public
20. As part of the project, were any of the beneficiaries professionals in communication or
media relations?
� Yes # No
21. As part of the project, have any beneficiaries received professional media / communication
training / advice to improve communication with the general public?
� Yes # No
22 Which of the following have been used to communicate information about your project to
the general public, or have resulted from your project?
# Press Release # Coverage in specialist press
� Media briefing # Coverage in general (non-specialist) press
� TV coverage / report # Coverage in national press
� Radio coverage / report � Coverage in international press
# Brochures /posters / flyers # Website for the general public / internet
# DVD /Film /Multimedia # Event targeting general public (festival, conference,
exhibition, science café)
23 In which languages are the information products for the general public produced?
# Language of the coordinator # English
# Other language(s)
Question F-10: Classification of Scientific Disciplines according to the Frascati Manual 2002 (Proposed
Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, OECD 2002):
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FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. NATURAL SCIENCES
1.1 Mathematics and computer sciences [mathematics and other allied fields: computer sciences and other
allied subjects (software development only; hardware development should be classified in the engineering
fields)]
1.2 Physical sciences (astronomy and space sciences, physics and other allied subjects)
1.3 Chemical sciences (chemistry, other allied subjects)
1.4 Earth and related environmental sciences (geology, geophysics, mineralogy, physical geography and other
geosciences, meteorology and other atmospheric sciences including climatic research, oceanography,
vulcanology, palaeoecology, other allied sciences)
1.5 Biological sciences (biology, botany, bacteriology, microbiology, zoology, entomology, genetics,
biochemistry, biophysics, other allied sciences, excluding clinical and veterinary sciences)
2 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
2.1 Civil engineering (architecture engineering, building science and engineering, construction engineering,
municipal and structural engineering and other allied subjects)
2.2 Electrical engineering, electronics [electrical engineering, electronics, communication engineering and
systems, computer engineering (hardware only) and other allied subjects]
2.3. Other engineering sciences (such as chemical, aeronautical and space, mechanical, metallurgical and
materials engineering, and their specialised subdivisions; forest products; applied sciences such as geodesy,
industrial chemistry, etc.; the science and technology of food production; specialised technologies of
interdisciplinary fields, e.g. systems analysis, metallurgy, mining, textile technology and other applied
subjects)
3. MEDICAL SCIENCES
3.1 Basic medicine (anatomy, cytology, physiology, genetics, pharmacy, pharmacology, toxicology,
immunology and immunohaematology, clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, pathology)
3.2 Clinical medicine (anaesthesiology, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, internal medicine, surgery,
dentistry, neurology, psychiatry, radiology, therapeutics, otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology)
3.3 Health sciences (public health services, social medicine, hygiene, nursing, epidemiology)
4. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
4.1 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and allied sciences (agronomy, animal husbandry, fisheries, forestry,
horticulture, other allied subjects)
4.2 Veterinary medicine
5. SOCIAL SCIENCES
5.1 Psychology
5.2 Economics
5.3 Educational sciences (education and training and other allied subjects)
5.4 Other social sciences [anthropology (social and cultural) and ethnology, demography, geography (human,
economic and social), town and country planning, management, law, linguistics, political sciences,
sociology, organisation and methods, miscellaneous social sciences and interdisciplinary , methodological
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and historical S1T activities relating to subjects in this group. Physical anthropology, physical geography
and psychophysiology should normally be classified with the natural sciences].
6. HUMANITIES
6.1 History (history, prehistory and history, together with auxiliary historical disciplines such as archaeology,
numismatics, palaeography, genealogy, etc.)
6.2 Languages and literature (ancient and modern)
6.3 Other humanities [philosophy (including the history of science and technology) arts, history of art, art
criticism, painting, sculpture, musicology, dramatic art excluding artistic "research" of any kind, religion,
theology, other fields and subjects pertaining to the humanities, methodological, historical and other S1T
activities relating to the subjects in this group]
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4 Final report on the distribution of the European Union financial contribution
This report shall be submitted to the Commission within 30 days after receipt of the final
payment of the European Union financial contribution.
Report on the distribution of the European Union financial contribution between beneficiaries:
Name of beneficiary Final amount of EU contribution per
beneficiary in Euros
1.
2.
n
Total