Logistics information processing systems on the threshold of IoT

Authors:

• Konrad Lewczuk,
• Michał Kłodawski

Abstract

This paper presents in general, the issue of logistics information and systems processing it in logistics chains. The concept of logistic information was defined and the main types were discussed, with particular emphasis on information associated with logistic facilities, such as warehouses. Thereafter, a three-level model of the information processing system in the logistics chain was presented and elaborated upon. The importance of new, primary concepts in the field of logistics information – Logistics 4.0 and Internet of Things as well as the resulting concept of decision centres scattered to the equipment layers of logistic systems were reviewed. The summary contains probable development trends in the five most important areas of logistics information processing in the future.