Using the Internet in Transport Logistics - The Example of a Track & Trace System

Abstract

The paper presents some socio-economic and technical issues that arise from the design of an open, multimodal end-to-end tracking & tracing system. An outline of the general background and the project’s goals is followed by a discussion of the associated socio-economic aspects. User requirements are also addressed, with respect to the business context of the logistics environment. Subsequently, a brief overview of the project’s technical design choices and is given, followed by a more detailed discussion of the individual components of this architecture.