TY - JOUR
T1 - Cloud-enabled real-time platform for adaptive planning and control in auction logistics center
AU - Kong, Xiang T.R.
AU - Fang, Ji
AU - Luo, Hao
AU - Huang, George Q.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are most grateful to various companies and organizations which have provided technical and financial support for this research. Authors would like to acknowledge the Zhejiang Provincial, Hangzhou Municipal and Lin’an City governments for partial financial supports. Acknowledgements are also given to HKU small project fund ( 201309176013 ) and National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51305376, 51405307 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - An auction logistics center (ALC) is the facility that is dedicated to all logistics and physical distribution, and provides auction functions for goods trading. Adaptive planning and control has been a hot research topic and discussed a lot in the field of manufacturing. Adaptive auction logistics planning and control (ALPC) is urgently required at the ALC to support large trading volumes and shorten processing time. To solve real-life industrial challenges, this paper presents a generic system architecture and its implementation along with the following dimensions. Firstly, a cloud-enabled platform for auction logistics center (CALC) is presented. It is proposed to implement efficient and effective ALPC, and to increase the flexibility in terms of execution of logistics operations and auction processes. Secondly, through the integration of IoT (Internet of Things) and cloud computing technologies, the proposed CALC creates a ubiquitous environment at the ALC, and establishes auction logistics services for different key stakeholders. The adaptive ALPC can be achieved with real-time visibility and traceability. Finally, this study presents a prototype of CALC to verify the proposed methodology. The case study in this paper also shows the potential of CALC to streamline operating processes in auction logistics environment.
AB - An auction logistics center (ALC) is the facility that is dedicated to all logistics and physical distribution, and provides auction functions for goods trading. Adaptive planning and control has been a hot research topic and discussed a lot in the field of manufacturing. Adaptive auction logistics planning and control (ALPC) is urgently required at the ALC to support large trading volumes and shorten processing time. To solve real-life industrial challenges, this paper presents a generic system architecture and its implementation along with the following dimensions. Firstly, a cloud-enabled platform for auction logistics center (CALC) is presented. It is proposed to implement efficient and effective ALPC, and to increase the flexibility in terms of execution of logistics operations and auction processes. Secondly, through the integration of IoT (Internet of Things) and cloud computing technologies, the proposed CALC creates a ubiquitous environment at the ALC, and establishes auction logistics services for different key stakeholders. The adaptive ALPC can be achieved with real-time visibility and traceability. Finally, this study presents a prototype of CALC to verify the proposed methodology. The case study in this paper also shows the potential of CALC to streamline operating processes in auction logistics environment.
KW - Adaptive planning and control
KW - Auction logistics center
KW - Cloud-enabled platform
KW - IoT technologies
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cie.2014.11.005
DO - 10.1016/j.cie.2014.11.005
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84929460622
SN - 0360-8352
VL - 84
SP - 79
EP - 90
JO - Computers and Industrial Engineering
JF - Computers and Industrial Engineering
ER -