A global container monitoring system is being developed using real-time analysis of data from trackers and artificial intelligence.
French supply chain giant Bolloré Transport & Logistics, technology company Next4 and IMT Mines Albi have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop artificial intelligence for container tracking based on the study of data gathered by Internet of Things (IoT) sensors.
The three partners will combine their skillsets in pooled research to “improve the agility and resilience of the supply chain relative to the transport of containerised goods”.
Next4, a partner and supplier of Bolloré Transport & Logistics since 2018, has developed an solution enabling its freight forwarder and shipping company customers to monitor containers around the world.
In July 2019, Next4 initiated a joint research lab with IMT Mines Albi to co-design new innovations based on the real-time analysis of data from its trackers using artificial intelligence.
IMT Mines Albi is a school of Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT). IMT is the leading group of engineering and management schools in France.
In 2019, Bolloré Logistics launched Real Time Monitoring, an offering based on the IoT and smart data processing.
Said a spokesperson for the trio: “Featuring a proactive alert management system, the new solution developed by the B. Lab1 enables the end-to-end and real- time monitoring of shipments while guaranteeing the integrity of the goods transported.
“Seeking to provide Bolloré Logistics customers with new optimisation and prediction functionalities, Bolloré Transport & Logistics decided to join forces with this pooled research laboratory.”
The spokesperson continued: “The company notably intends to equip shipments with Next4 trackers in order to analyse the data using artificial intelligence models currently under development, and thus propose new services to its customers.
“It will also be the first to offer functionalities developed via the Next4 platform, itself interfaced with Bolloré Logistics’ Link traceability platform.”
