Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  • Suggest in this Forum a Reference Physical Internet Document that we should include in the Knowledge Platform

    You may suggest:

    •  Physical Internet Master Thesis
      

    •  Physical Internet PhD Thesis

    •  Physical Internet Research Papers

• ALICE Research & Innovation Roadmaps
  

  ALICE Research & Innovation Roadmaps

  • Roadmap to Physical Internet Executive Version File

    
    

  • Roadmap to Physical Internet Full Version File

    

  • SENSE project Final Report on Physical Internet Development Monitoring File

    

  • A truly Integrated Transport System for Sustainable and Efficient Logistics File

    
    

  • Corridors, Hubs and Synchromodality Roadmap File

    
    

• Physical Internet related papers in Research Journals
  

  Physical Internet related papers in Research Journals

  • Digital interoperability in logistics and supply chain management: state-of-the-art and research avenues towards Physical Internet (Paper) URL

    Shenle Pan, Damien Trentesaux, Duncan McFarlane, Benoit Montreuil;  Eric Ballot ; George Q.Huang

    Computers in Industry, Volume 128, June 2021, 103435

    • We investigate digital interoperability (DI) issues in logistics and SCM.

    • We discuss new and important DI challenges under the Physical Internet (PI) Paradigm.

    • Bibliometric review shows the current solutions are not fully aligned with PI.

    • Interdisciplinary approaches and solutions are studied for new research perspectives.

    • New research avenues are suggested to advance the research and application for PI.

    ABSTRACT
    

    Interoperability is playing an increasing role for today’s logistics and supply chain management (LSCM) because of the trends of cooperation or coopetition. Especially, digital interoperability concerning data or information exchange becomes a key enabler for the next evolutions that will massively rely upon digitalization, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems. The notion of Physical Internet (PI) is one such evolution, an innovative worldwide logistic paradigm aimed at interconnecting and coordinating logistics networks for efficiency and sustainability. This paper investigates how digital interoperability can help interconnect logistics and supply networks as well as the operational solutions for sustainable development, and examines the new challenges and research opportunities for digital interoperability under the PI paradigm. To this end, we study the most relevant technologies for digital interoperability in LSCM, via a bibliometric analysis based on 208 papers published during 2010−2020. The results reveal that the present state-of-the-art solutions of digital interoperability are not fully aligned with PI requirements and show new challenges, research gaps and opportunities that need further discussion. Accordingly, several research avenues are suggested to advance research and applications in this area, and to achieve interconnection in logistics and supply networks for sustainability.

    
    
  • Why Collaborate in a Physical Internet Network?—Motives and Success Factors URL

    Michael Plasch , Sarah Pfoser, Markus Gerschberger, Regina Gattringer, Oliver Schauer

    First published: 27 October 2020, https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.12260

    
    

    Contact Oliver Schauer or Markus Gerschberger
    

    
    

  • Towards freight transport system unification: reviewing and combining the advancements in the physical internet and synchromodal transport research. URL

    Towards freight transport system unification: reviewing and combining the advancements in the physical internet and synchromodal transport research. Pages 1606-1623 | Published online: 05 Jul 2018  (access the paper source) .
    

    Tomas Ambra, An Caris & Cathy Macharis
    

    See other publications from: Tomas Ambra, An Caris & Cathy Macharis
    

  • Containers for the Physical Internet: requirements and engineering design related to FMCG logistics File

    Christian Landschutzer, Florian Ehrentraut, Dirk Jodin

    One of the main key enablers for a successful realization of the Physical Internet (PI) scenario is a modular box that meets all requirements of an interconnected logistical network. To address all these requirements, a holistic approach including all needs of the shipping network is integrated in the methodical development process that leads to the modular box prototypes. This paper describes the methodological engineering process for the first approach to develop a modular and multifunctional load unit to implement a first real PI scenario in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. From the identified research questions, three different layers to point out in detail arise. Following the presentation of the sizing approach, engineering design is the main part. A technical view on loading PI unit loads completes this work. Several methods are applied on these different layers, and final results are presented. By highlighting the significance of technical aspects and introducing a methodological approach, the reader can pick out additional benefit from this work to use in familiar topics from engineering design in logistics.

• Physical Internet Articles in General Media
  

  Physical Internet Articles in General Media

  • The Physical Internet - New Emerging Supply Chains, Feb 2020 URL

    By Patrick Van de de Vyver

    The Physical Internet (PI) concept gets more and more traction within the logistics community. There is a strong belief that similar to the internet we know today, the Physical Internet will become a core element of our day to day lives in the future. Additionally, the physical supply chains lag far behind regarding the desired improvements needed to meet the  required “sustainability” targets, indicating that something has to change. 

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  • 5 ways to digitalize logistics and boost trade: Logistics Internets, Feb 2020 URL

    By Henrik Hvid Jensen Senior Blockchain Advisor, Trustworks published in WEF
    

    
    

    These 5 "Logistic Internets" can increase trade and reduce poverty through greater efficiencies and lower costs.

    
    

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