Early Learnings from a Logistics Testbed
One example in our observed case is the control of different storage areas and their associated storage logic . The goal of this Analytics Service is to provide the perfect storage location for a newly arrived stock of goods . The location is automatically generated based on metadata of the good , its current and destination location and historical patterns of location choices . The logic is periodically updated by a committee comprised of an external logistics expert , the internal head of logistics and the forklift coordinator .
Analytics Services generate actionable and specific guidance based on Data and Information Services . These can either be KPIs for the management of the enterprise or direct changes in the operation through control systems .
Figure 4-1 shows the different types of services in the three-tier architecture ( services visualized in red ). We assume there to be more different service types in these three layers than we could observe in our case .
5 LESSONS LEARNED AND NEXT STEPS
Figure 4-1 : Service types .
Based on the testbed , several lessons learned could be derived for digital twins in intralogistics . We document them here along the IIRA viewpoints .
Implementation viewpoint :
• Entry via object-related data , low protection requirement and therefore lower barriers for the companies .
Journal of Innovation 21