An information architecture to enable track-and-trace capability in Physical Internet ports

The Physical Internet (PI), a new vision for the future of the global freight transport and logistics system, describes a geographical hierarchy of interconnected networks of networks, from the urban, to the national, the continental, and the global level. Like today, in PI the maritime ports will fulfil roles as continental and global hubs....

Influence of Industry 4.0 on supply chain resilience: The case of chlor-alkali supply chain: A qualitative case study of the chlor-alkali supply chain

The usage of Industry 4.0 technologies isgaining a lot of popularity in the context of manufacturing industries. Theyoffer improvements to the traditional manufacturing environment by offeringmore connectivity and integration in the business processes. Many companies aremoving towards these technologies to harness these...

Adoption of AI Based Predictive Maintenance Technologies in the Manufacturing Industry: Research to determine and develop the suitable best practices reference checklist to facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence predictive maintenance technologies

Predictive maintenance (PdM) is one of the promising technologies coming along with the fourth industrial revolution being pushed by disruptive technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR). Adopting PdM potentially allows companies to reduce equipment downtime,...

Business Models for Industry 4.0: Developing a Framework to Determine and Assess Impacts on Business Models in the Dutch Oil and Gas Industry