Design of an IoT System for the Palletized Distribution Supply Chain with Model-Based Systems Engineering Tools
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Lighter packaging which translates in less fuel consumption.
- Stronger packaging which reduces product damages.
- Do companies have needs in their distribution packaging supply chain that makes necessary the adoption of such a system?
- How can IoT technology be implemented to address the needs of companies’ distribution packaging supply chains?
- How can MBSE contribute to the development of systems within the packaging and logistics domains?
2. Related Work
3. Capability Needs in the Packaging and Logistics Domain
- Q1. What type of products does your company manufacture?
- Q2. How are your products distributed to your customers?
- Q3. What are the main distribution hazards that are present downstream in your supply chain?
- Q4. What type of information about your supply chain’s distribution hazards is currently available to you for the packaging design process?
- Q5. What information about the distribution conditions downstream in your supply chain, or about the conditions of your cargo, would be valuable for your company to know on a continuous basis?
4. Using MBSE for IoT System Design
- Enhanced communication among members of the development team and stakeholders.
- Higher quality requirements.
- More effective comparison of different design alternatives.
- Lower error rate during integration and testing.
5. Concept of Operations
5.1. The Current State
5.2. The Future State
6. Operational Design of Proposed Concept
6.1. System Use Cases
6.2. System Context
6.3. System Interactions
- User Enters Inputs
- User Enters Invalid Inputs
- Input Modification During Usage
- Monitoring During Usage
7. Discussion
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Navarro, N.; Horvath, L.; Salado, A. Design of an IoT System for the Palletized Distribution Supply Chain with Model-Based Systems Engineering Tools. Systems 2022, 10, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10010004
Navarro N, Horvath L, Salado A. Design of an IoT System for the Palletized Distribution Supply Chain with Model-Based Systems Engineering Tools. Systems. 2022; 10(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleNavarro, Nicolas, Laszlo Horvath, and Alejandro Salado. 2022. "Design of an IoT System for the Palletized Distribution Supply Chain with Model-Based Systems Engineering Tools" Systems 10, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10010004
APA StyleNavarro, N., Horvath, L., & Salado, A. (2022). Design of an IoT System for the Palletized Distribution Supply Chain with Model-Based Systems Engineering Tools. Systems, 10(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10010004