Purpose: This analysis aims to develop a conceptual framework for the adoption of blockchain-based solutions in maritime logistics. Using the application area of maritime cold chains, we examine which characteristics are crucial for the use of blockchain and which requirements need to be met for...

Purpose: This publication investigates preliminary data quality analyses to estimate the efforts and expected results of the use of data sets for ML solutions already in the data understanding phase of an implementation. Knowledge about the necessary data cleaning efforts and result qualities...

Purpose: Object detection is rapidly evolving through machine learning technology in automation systems. Well prepared data is necessary to train the algorithms. Accordingly, the objective of this paper is to describe a re-evaluation of the so-called Logistics Objects in Context (LOCO) dataset,...

Purpose: Traffic volume in empty container depots has been highly volatile due to external factors. Forecasting the expected container truck traffic along with having a dynamic module to foresee the future workload plays a critical role in improving the work efficiency. This paper studies the...

Purpose: Smart contracts are transaction programs with an “if-then logic” in relation to the blockchain technology and offer new possibilities for production control. Smart orders are derived from production orders and they are based on smart contracts. Therefore, they are created with the...