Traceability and Risk Management in Multi-modal Container Transport: A Small - Scale Review of methods and technologies

摘要

Increasing flexibility and responsiveness are the opportunities that smart logistics offers to companies. The risks in the multi-modal transport of goods are constantly increasing because of the development of the supply chain network. Logistics solutions providers are oblige to ensure safety and integrity of the transported goods through better traceability. This work deals with the traceability and supply chain risk management of containers during multi-modal expeditions using real-time Data. The main objective of this article is to analyse proposed solutions to improve the efficiency of the supply chain by acting on risk management in containers transport. A future approach to improve the real-time management of shipments by taking into account random events is mentioned.