ICONET will significantly extend state of the art research and
development around the Physical Internet concept in pursuit of a new networked
architecture for interconnected logistics hubs that combine with IoT
capabilities and aiming towards commercial exploitation of results.
ICONET strives to achieve the end commercial goal of allowing shipments
to be routed towards final destinations automatically, by using
collaborative decisions inspired by the information centric networking
paradigm, and optimizing efficiency and customer service levels across
the whole network. According to this vision, cargo regarded as smart
physical packets will flow between hubs based on ‘content’ of the cargo
influencing key commercial imperatives such as cost, optimisation,
routing, efficiency and advancing EU's Green agenda. Consequently, the
consortium are discernibly aimed at three (3) avenues of
commercialisation and exploitation from the ICONET innovation,
specifically targeted in the areas of
(a) Warehousing as a service
(b)
E-commerce fulfillment as a service, and
(c) Synchromodality as a service.
PI based logistic configurations will be simulated,
prototyped and validated in the project . Modelling and analysis
techniques will be combined with serious game type simulation, physical
and digital prototyping, using living lab (LL) requirements scenarios
and data. With analyses and simulations, optimal topologies and
distribution policies for PI will be determined. The project
implementation will be based on a succession of phases of modelling and
design/prototyping, learning and experimentation and feedback and
interaction with the wider business community, including the ALICE
logistics platform as well as members of the partner Associations ESC,
UIRR and ELUPEG. Through its Living Labs, the project will address
under the PI paradigm both Supply Network Collaboration and Supply
Network Coordination.
- Project Manager: Makis Kouloumbis
- Project Manager: Zisis Palaskas