Transportation and Logistics

This field deals with all spatial and time-related activities involved in bridging the gap between goods and people, including their restructuring. This begins with the supplier and follows each stage of the operational value chain to product delivery and concludes with product disposal and recycling.

innovations-report provides informative reports and articles on such topics as traffic telematics, toll collection, traffic management systems, route planning, high-speed rail (Transrapid), traffic infrastructures, air safety, transport technologies, transport logistics, production logistics and mobility.

New design of car pillars for improved passenger safety

As a result of research presented at AutoPolymers2005, a new internal pillar design, the triplet rib, is being patented. This novel ribbed design will maximise…

Integrated solution for managing produce transport fleets

An innovative software system that allows transport managers to track the status of their haulage fleet at all times has recently been implemented by three…

Unique Travel Planner developed for Baltic Sea passenger ships and vehicle transport

VTT has in collaboration with institutes from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany developed a Travel Planner, which helps to plan combined passenger ship and…

New RFID solutions for logistics and industry

The aim of the ELO technology programme was to develop logistics in order to improve the competitiveness and profitability of Finnish business and industry. The ELO programme increased the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology in logistics solutions. For example, the programme facilitated the development of the world’s first RFID-based antenna identification solution around paper reels. …

EUREKA project promises fast and reliable explosive agent detection

A Czech-led EUREKA Umbrella project, E! 3109 EULASNET EXPLOSIVES ANALYSER has created a portable system to detect explosive agents in areas susceptible to bomb…

Drivers — have your say!

Their research, supported by the Department for Transport, will give them a unique insight into current road safety and identify areas where further studies or…

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