Traceability in collaborative logistics: How to use EPCglobal solution in transport reconfiguration

Abstract

This paper presents a flexible and collaborative transport organization, developed in the French PRODIGE project and based on two new paradigms: product-oriented routing problems and smart products. Reconfiguration of transportation being supported by opportunistic transshipment between different vehicles, the use of EPCglobal network is discussed as an efficient and agile method to guarantee no break in the traceability chain.