Title :
Integrated real-time system for perishable freight transport management
Author :
Kalogeras, A.P. ; Charatsis, K. ; Mourtos, I. ; Liotopoulos, F. ; Asimakopoulos, G. ; Konstantinopoulos, P.
Author_Institution :
Ind. Syst. Inst., Patras
Abstract :
The safety in the transport sector is an indicator for sustainability. Given its importance for the overall economic development and the malfunctions caused due to a possible drawback in the transport sector development different systems cater for the advancement of safety during transport. Safety is quite critical with reference to perishable goods transport. This paper proposes an integrated real-time system for perishable freight transport management. This system utilizes standard open technologies in order to enhance safety of freight transport while providing an integrated solution matching the needs of classical fleet management systems.
Keywords :
freight handling; goods distribution; open systems; production engineering computing; real-time systems; transportation; economic development; fleet management systems; integrated real-time system; open technologies; perishable freight transport management; perishable goods transport; transport safety; transport sector development; Business; Condition monitoring; Economic indicators; Educational technology; Logistics; Real time systems; Satellites; Supply chains; Technology management; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 2008. ETFA 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1505-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1506-9
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.2008.4638363
