Title :
Analysis of the business model innovation of the technology of internet of things in postal logistics
Author :
Fan, Peng-fei ; Zhou, Guang-zhao
Author_Institution :
Ind. Res. Base of the Internet of Things, Nanjing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
This paper analyzes the application of the internet of thing technology in postal logistics, prospects the potential structure of the technology of Internet of Things in postal logistics and its impact on the construction of the business model of Internet of Things. It primarily analyses the main way for the technology of Internet of Things to make profitability in postal logistics and discusses the current business models in the point of management and decision making of the industry of Internet of Things. The paper also studies the feature of the business models of Internet of Things in postal logistics combining features of new industry of Internet of Things and characteristics of the postal logistics, puts forward a viable business model, and makes a systematic exposition of the advantage of this model.
Keywords :
corporate modelling; decision making; innovation management; logistics; logistics data processing; profitability; Internet of thing technology; business model construction; business model innovation; decision making; postal logistics; profitability; Companies; Industries; Internet; Logistics; Radiofrequency identification; The technology of Internet of Things; postal logistics; the business model;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IE&EM), 2011 IEEE 18Th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changchun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-446-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEEM.2011.6035215