The Implementation And Architecture Of Internet Of Things In Logistics Industry

LOGISTICS is nowadays listed one of the ten propelling industries in national economy plan, and one of new prosperities expected in the tertiary industry. It plays a fundamental role in economy and serves all the others. In terms of modern logistics, from surface it refers to a supply chain connecting each circle of provision, procurement, manufacturing, shipment, warehousing, distribution and consumption. It is a complicated service type of high efficiency, multi-functions, all-directions and integration. In depth, logistics sketches a route, thru which the raw materials turn to finished products, accompanied by related information. Logistics is a key function in Supply Chain Management (SCM) operations, and as a matter of fact, the most complicated. Informationization is the consequence and the development trend of the modern logistics management, also the incentive of practitioners; however, this process meets with all difficulties.The new generation of information technology (IT) consists of new elements, one of them called the Internet of Things. It is building an information network for all items involved in the logistics process, and thus reckoned the third tide and revolution in global IT industry, succeeding computer internet and mobile communications. As the internet technology advances, the informationization of logistics management based on the Internet of Things turns out to be possible and practical. If completed, this transformation will also change the management model of logistics service entities. In the new model, the flows of information, business objects, commodities and credits are integrated. As the result, the cooperation and collaboration among all members of the supply chain would enormously improve the total efficiency. This new management model is founded on three facts construction of internet of things infrastructure, information sharing and informationization of business process.This paper is focusing on the application of Internet of Things technology on logistics industry with five chapters.Chapter 1 introduces the topic, study purpose and background.Chapter 2 explains the definition, system and the development paces of Internet-of-Things, to summarize the implementations and backgrounds in domestic market as well as other nations. This chapter also illustrates the conceptions of key technologies in the field and the related industry status of development, including 2-Dimentional Barcode, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Electronic Product Code (EPC) and Global Positioning System (GPS).In Chapter 3 the market situation of implementation in logistics will be analyzed. With the macroscopic analysis of this industry, this chapter also reveals the business background and demands. The currently existing issues and problems are also unveiled, to further demonstrate the new features of SCM in era of Internet of Things and influences to all circles connected. At end of Chapter 3, the development trend is discussed.Chapter 4 focuses the system infrastructure and implementation solutions of intellectual logistics service platforms on the basis of Internet of Things technology, and meanwhile, the operational features and development perspective. Here it starts with the descriptions of essential positioning, system architecture and main functions. Then some key processes are picked from the whole logistics service to draw an overall picture of the service platforms. Finally the operation service mode and features will be mentioned.The last chapter summarizes the whole paper, highlights the innovative ideas and some shortages. Based on the findings, it proposes directions for future research and study.