Analysis of information synergy between e-Waybill solutions and intelligent transport system services. (1st January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bakhtyar, Shoaib; Holmgren, Johan; Persson, Jan A.
• Is Part Of: World review of intermodal transportation research. Volume 4:Number 2/3(2013)
• Page Start: 123
• Page End: 139
• Publication Date: 2013-01-01
• Subjects: electronic waybill -- e-Waybill -- intelligent transport systems services -- ITS services -- information synergy; Containerization -- Research -- Periodicals; Transit, International -- Research -- Periodicals; Freight and freightage -- Management -- Periodicals; 387.5442068
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1749-4729

Abstract

We present a study on information synergy between an electronic waybill (e-Waybill) and intelligent transportation system (ITS) services. A waybill is an important transport document, and it contains essential information about a consignment. We consider five e-Waybill solutions, which differ in where the e-Waybill information is stored, read, and written. We analyse 20 ITS services, and for each of them, the required input entities that can be provided by an e-Waybill are identified, and the synergy with each of the e-Waybill solutions is determined based on the location of the e-Waybill information. The analysis shows that e-Waybill solutions with storage at the freight-level enable the highest information synergy with ITS services. Our result may support the implementation of practical e-Waybill systems that provide high synergy with ITS services, which may lead to higher utilisation of ITS services and more sustainable transport, e.g., in terms of reduced congestion and emissions.