Research Projects to secure commodity chains
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The safe and uninterrupted supply of goods and commodities is vital to the society and economy of an export country such as Germany. The main focus of these collaborative projects is the development of solutions that prevent disruptions or failure of production and logistics processes.
Below please find selected research projects. More research projects can be found here: http://www.bmbf.de/de/15034.php
Container security through linked IT systems. Maritime transport is one of the most crucial methods of transport for international trade in goods. The efficient and cost-effective management of increasingly globalized chains of transport via waterways, railways and roads will result in more complex IT networks between supplier and recipient. This is the starting point of the ContainIT project, which combines an interlinking of efficient ICT logistics solutions with innovative security solutions. The goal of the project is to develop an ICT platform to link existing standalone solutions. This linkage will for the first time provide a comprehensive overview of container transport logistics and trace all the steps involved in the shipment of goods. Any disruptions or abnormalities in the commodity chain can then be identified almost immediately and classified in terms of their risk.
IT platform for securing food supply chains. The goal of the Franco-German project is to develop an IT system which improves the security of food supply chains between businesses and across borders. Security-sensitive incidents can thereby be detected more rapidly, and a coordinated response can be initiated immediately.
Security in overland transport of goods through secure information patterns affixed to freight. Knowing the exact location and condition of goods in transit is key to security in logistical processes, as is knowing the criteria for dealing with these goods in the supply chain. This information is not always universally available, and this can lead to delays and even the manipulation of goods in logistics chains that have become increasingly complex. The goal of the Trans4Goods project is to increase the security of overland freight transport particularly by means of improved traceability.
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