Abstract
Industry 4.0 is generalizing the use of wireless connectivity in manufacturing and logistics. Specifically, in Smart Logistics, novel Industry 4.0 technologies are used to enable agile supply chains, with reduced management, energy and storage costs. Cellular networks allow connectivity throughout all the scenarios where logistics processes take place, each having their own challenges. This paper explores such scenarios and challenges, and proposes 5G technology as a global unified connectivity solution. Moreover, this paper proposes a system for exploiting the application-specific optimization capabilities of 5G networks to better cater for the needs of Smart Logistics. An application traffic modeling process is proposed, along with a proactive approach to network optimization that can improve the Quality of Service and reduce connectivity costs.
Highlights
In the last few years, consumer expectations have changed thanks to the influence that technologies such as the Internet and mobile communications have had over their daily lives
To obtain the r vector, this paper proposes to use Big Data analytics over the available external data sources to predict which applications, each modeled by a p vector, will run within the area of coverage of a certain network element at a time t
This paper proposes to divide the 5G resources available to a logistics operator into three slices, one for each kind of traffic, and optimize these slices to better fit the requirements of the traffic profile
Summary
In the last few years, consumer expectations have changed thanks to the influence that technologies such as the Internet and mobile communications have had over their daily lives. Consumers have gotten used to the immediacy and personalization of the experience offered by such technologies, and these demands have permeated into manufactured goods, such as clothing, electronic gadgets, vehicles, furniture, etc. Novel user expectations change the way goods are sold and distributed; users are increasingly buying and selling products online in small batches, and expecting shipping delays of a few days or even hours. This forces logistics supply chains to be very flexible and efficient. The whole manufacturing industry, including its logistics, is shifting towards a more flexible and adaptable paradigm, giving place to Industry 4.0 [3]. To improve the flexibility of production and distribution processes, there are four main enabler technologies that are in the core of Industry 4.0:
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