FInest

Future Internet PPP Use Case Project

Future Internet PPP

Future Internet enabled Optimization of Transport and Logistics Business Networks

Transport and logistics is concerned with the planning and execution of the world-wide shipment of goods and people. This constitutes the backbone of the European economy where transport and logistics service providers operate as global businesses.

In this highly competitive, distributed, and agile industry, novel ICT solutions for optimizing the collaboration and information exchange in cooperative business networks are highly desirable. Future Internet technologies can facilitate radical improvements in business efficiency in this industry leading to positive socio-economic and ecological impact.

 

The ultimate aim of the FInest project is to develop a Future Internet enabled ICT platform for better supporting and optimizing the collaboration and integration within international transport and logistics business networks. This shall be realized as a domain-specific extension of the FI PPP Core Platform

As the initial FI PPP use case project focusing on international freight transport, the FInest project will design the envisioned solution and provide detailed specifications for its technical realization, define a representative set of real-world use case scenarios with detailed plans for conducting large-scale experiments, and design a suitable Future Internet experimentation environment for transport and logistics.

The technology design will be driven by the actual business requirements determined by domain experts. The central research activities of the project will be the identification and detailed definition of the Generic Enablers required from the FI PPP Core Platform and the analysis of existing R&D results for developing the domain-specific capabilities.


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