Applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Smart Logistics: A Comprehensive Survey

Logistics is a driver of countries' and firms' competitiveness and plays a vital role in economic growth. However, the current logistics industry still faces high costs and low efficiency. The development of smart logistics brings opportunities to solve these problems. As one of the import...

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Published in:IEEE internet of things journal 2021-03, Vol.8 (6), p.4250-4274
Main Authors: Song, Yanxing, Yu, F. Richard, Zhou, Li, Yang, Xi, He, Zefang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data processing
Economic development
Information processing
Internet of Things
Internet of Things (IoT)
Logistics
Mathematical analysis
Oceans
smart logistics
Stress concentration
Transportation
Warehousing
Wireless communication
Wireless sensor networks
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Summary:Logistics is a driver of countries' and firms' competitiveness and plays a vital role in economic growth. However, the current logistics industry still faces high costs and low efficiency. The development of smart logistics brings opportunities to solve these problems. As one of the important technologies of the modern information and communication technology (ICT), the Internet of Things (IoT) can create oceans of data and explore the complex relationships between the transactions represented by these data with the help of various mathematical analysis technologies. These features are helpful to promote the development of smart logistics. In this article, we provide a comprehensive survey on the literature involving IoT technologies applied to smart logistics. First, the related work and background knowledge of smart logistics are introduced. Then, we highlight the enabling technologies for IoT in smart logistics. Furthermore, we review how IoT technologies are applied in the realm of smart logistics from the perspectives of logistics transportation, warehousing, loading/unloading, carrying, distribution processing, distribution, and information processing. Finally, some challenges and future directions are discussed.
ISSN:2327-4662
2327-4662
DOI:10.1109/JIOT.2020.3034385