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2. As mentioned before this research is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the Collaborative Research Centre 637 titled Autonomous Cooperating Logistic Processes � A Paradigm Shift and its Limitations.
The idea of this research project is, that there is a paradigm shift from conventional control to autonomous control of logistics objects.
Today conventional planning and control systems in logistics are characterised by hierarchical structures, global information and central control.
Compared with this in autonomously controlled systems each logistics object has its own local information and controls its way through the logistics network.
Innovative ICT like UMTS, GPS and especially RFID are enabler for establishing autonomously controlled systems.
As mentioned before this research is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the Collaborative Research Centre 637 titled Autonomous Cooperating Logistic Processes � A Paradigm Shift and its Limitations.
The idea of this research project is, that there is a paradigm shift from conventional control to autonomous control of logistics objects.
Today conventional planning and control systems in logistics are characterised by hierarchical structures, global information and central control.
Compared with this in autonomously controlled systems each logistics object has its own local information and controls its way through the logistics network.
Innovative ICT like UMTS, GPS and especially RFID are enabler for establishing autonomously controlled systems.
4. This slide presents possible fields of ICT usage in automobile logistics.
The participants in this supply chain are the automobile manufacturer in the upper left corner, the automobile logistics provider in the middle and the automobile trader at the bottom.
Today first RFID applications in closed automobile logistics circuits can be observed.
For example vehicles stored within some compounds at the automotive manufacturers VW and BMW are fitted with active transponders to ensure their automatic identification and constant localisation [1].
Possible fields of application of RFID technology for automobile trader are protection against theft or improvement of the forecast accuracy of arrival date.
In the following I will focus on tasks and fields of application of automobile terminals.
In a case study based on the processes of an idealised automobile terminal several possible fields of application of RFID-systems were investigated with the objective of identifying an application that copes with the specific requirements in automobile logistics.
(The adoption of an existing field-proven transponder-based alternative solution offering advantages compared to bar code usage is currently not feasible.)
This slide presents possible fields of ICT usage in automobile logistics.
The participants in this supply chain are the automobile manufacturer in the upper left corner, the automobile logistics provider in the middle and the automobile trader at the bottom.
Today first RFID applications in closed automobile logistics circuits can be observed.
For example vehicles stored within some compounds at the automotive manufacturers VW and BMW are fitted with active transponders to ensure their automatic identification and constant localisation [1].
Possible fields of application of RFID technology for automobile trader are protection against theft or improvement of the forecast accuracy of arrival date.
In the following I will focus on tasks and fields of application of automobile terminals.
In a case study based on the processes of an idealised automobile terminal several possible fields of application of RFID-systems were investigated with the objective of identifying an application that copes with the specific requirements in automobile logistics.
(The adoption of an existing field-proven transponder-based alternative solution offering advantages compared to bar code usage is currently not feasible.)
5. In the context of the collaboration research centre the university of Bremen cooperates with the company E.H.Harms Automobile-Logistics.
E.H. Harms is Automobile logistics service provider for new and used vehicles in the range of transport, technical treatment, storage and handling of vehicles.
The group of companies, consisting of E.H.H. Automobile Transports, E.H.H. Auto-Terminals and E.H.H. Car Shipping, has established a Europe-wide logistics network on the basis of auto terminals at strategically important traffic junctions.
Every vehicle passes a set of process steps in the automobile logistics network: collection of vehicles at automobile manufacturer, multi-modal transport to automobile terminal via road, rail or inland waterway/sea, storage and technical treatment as well as delivery to automobile dealer.
In the context of the collaboration research centre the university of Bremen cooperates with the company E.H.Harms Automobile-Logistics.
E.H. Harms is Automobile logistics service provider for new and used vehicles in the range of transport, technical treatment, storage and handling of vehicles.
The group of companies, consisting of E.H.H. Automobile Transports, E.H.H. Auto-Terminals and E.H.H. Car Shipping, has established a Europe-wide logistics network on the basis of auto terminals at strategically important traffic junctions.
Every vehicle passes a set of process steps in the automobile logistics network: collection of vehicles at automobile manufacturer, multi-modal transport to automobile terminal via road, rail or inland waterway/sea, storage and technical treatment as well as delivery to automobile dealer.
6. This slide displays the main process chain of an automobile terminal:
Vehicles are transported from the automobile manufacturer to the auto terminal, identified and placed in storage.
On delivery request of the automobile trader the vehicles are removed from storage, treated (e.g. car wash, installation of a GPS system) and after that delivered to the automobile dealer.
Efficient vehicle management in logistics networks requires knowledge about the positions of all vehicles within the system at a given time.
Only high transparency of all vehicle movements in the considered logistics network allows an efficient disposition of available resources on and between the automobile terminals, for instance in the context of storage management and route planning.
Today every vehicle is fitted with a barcode label, that contains the Vehicle Identification No.
Begin and end of each vehicle movement is documented via keyboard or bar code scanner from terminal staff using mobile data entry devices (MDE).
Manual data entry causes several weaknesses in the field of automobile logistics:
Rain drops, condensate and snow on the windscreen makes scanning unreliable to impossible.
Bar code labels bleach when exposed to direct sunlight.
Incorrect or incomplete data acquisition and as a result high consequential costs.
? Manual data entry via bar code scanner or keyboard is error-prone, time-consuming and concerning its quality dependent on the competence of the responsible employee.
This slide displays the main process chain of an automobile terminal:
Vehicles are transported from the automobile manufacturer to the auto terminal, identified and placed in storage.
On delivery request of the automobile trader the vehicles are removed from storage, treated (e.g. car wash, installation of a GPS system) and after that delivered to the automobile dealer.
Efficient vehicle management in logistics networks requires knowledge about the positions of all vehicles within the system at a given time.
Only high transparency of all vehicle movements in the considered logistics network allows an efficient disposition of available resources on and between the automobile terminals, for instance in the context of storage management and route planning.
Today every vehicle is fitted with a barcode label, that contains the Vehicle Identification No.
Begin and end of each vehicle movement is documented via keyboard or bar code scanner from terminal staff using mobile data entry devices (MDE).
Manual data entry causes several weaknesses in the field of automobile logistics:
Rain drops, condensate and snow on the windscreen makes scanning unreliable to impossible.
Bar code labels bleach when exposed to direct sunlight.
Incorrect or incomplete data acquisition and as a result high consequential costs.
? Manual data entry via bar code scanner or keyboard is error-prone, time-consuming and concerning its quality dependent on the competence of the responsible employee.
7. As shown above there are many technological and organisational weaknesses concerning the documentation of vehicle movement on automobile terminals. The adoption of transponders provides many opportunities for improvement, in particular:
Improvement of data quality in the form of complete and faultless data entry because of automatic capture of vehicle data stored on the transponder.
Process acceleration: Immediate vehicle identification and passage documentation at important terminal areas allows for prompt vehicle disposition, simultaneous identification of multiple vehicle transponders (e.g. bulk identification of entire truck loads).
Enhancement of process transparency because of correct vehicle identification, complete documentation of all vehicle movements and an up-to-date vehicle stock.
Cost savings, especially decrease of costs resulting from faulty data entries, reduction of equipment cost through recycling of transponders.
Improvement of working conditions as a result of simplification of data entry tasks through more comprehensive and improved computer-aided support.
Protection and improvement of the market position because of development of competitive advantages due to early adoption of innovative ICTin association with innovative logistic planning and control methods.
(Reduction of process flows: Decrease of search activities caused by vehicles parked at the wrong storage location.)
As shown above there are many technological and organisational weaknesses concerning the documentation of vehicle movement on automobile terminals. The adoption of transponders provides many opportunities for improvement, in particular:
Improvement of data quality in the form of complete and faultless data entry because of automatic capture of vehicle data stored on the transponder.
Process acceleration: Immediate vehicle identification and passage documentation at important terminal areas allows for prompt vehicle disposition, simultaneous identification of multiple vehicle transponders (e.g. bulk identification of entire truck loads).
Enhancement of process transparency because of correct vehicle identification, complete documentation of all vehicle movements and an up-to-date vehicle stock.
Cost savings, especially decrease of costs resulting from faulty data entries, reduction of equipment cost through recycling of transponders.
Improvement of working conditions as a result of simplification of data entry tasks through more comprehensive and improved computer-aided support.
Protection and improvement of the market position because of development of competitive advantages due to early adoption of innovative ICTin association with innovative logistic planning and control methods.
(Reduction of process flows: Decrease of search activities caused by vehicles parked at the wrong storage location.)
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