Intelligent products: a step towards a more effective project delivery chain

  • Authors:

  • Mikko Kärkkäinen;Jan Holmström;Kary Främling;Karlos Artto

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 9500, FIN-TKK 02015 Helsinki, Finland;Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 9500, FIN-TKK 02015 Helsinki, Finland;Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 9500, FIN-TKK 02015 Helsinki, Finland;Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 9500, FIN-TKK 02015 Helsinki, Finland

  • Venue:
  • Computers in Industry - Advanced web technologies for industrial applications
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

International projects present really difficult logistics challenges. In international investment projects, a vast number of individualised deliveries has to be managed through a large supply network in a tight timeframe. This article investigates how the logistic challenges of international projects can be solved by utilising advanced web technologies and product identification. The paper presents a control system being built at Helsinki University of Technology, which is based on distributed programming, and wireless identification technologies. The aim of the system is to change the controlling mechanisms of project deliveries by giving the deliveries themselves the means with which to control their route. This enables the material flows in the project delivery chains to be controlled from the inside of the material flow itself.