Geographic Information Systems for an Intelligent Geo-Location Based Value Delivery Model

5G in Logistics 4.0: potential applications and challenges

“…In particular, two papers deal with the use of drones for urban [34] and rural deliveries [35] and how 5G can improve the performance of this type of solution. The other three articles, on the other hand, deal with the optimization of parcel and vehicle traceability [36] and with transportation management systems software [37] that, integrated with sensors on parcels and vehicles, open up the possibility of implementing new urban logistics solutions such as delivery ridesharing [38]. Finally, an article discusses how a smart city equipped with the infrastructure to ensure an adequate energy supply and full 5G network coverage can enable the implementation of various services related to transport, logistics, and real-time tracking of vehicles and products, such as deliveries in urban areas with autonomous robots [39].…”

“…Logistics companies use cloud systems as a platform for storing information [29] and, as highlighted by [5,18,26], Blockchain constitutes one of the most advanced and reliable technology to ensure the data security in distributed, open environments, in accordance to the requirements of 5G networks architectures. Finally, technologies for data analytics such as Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation, and Augmented Reality have been cited in research studies that exploit the 5G network to feed intelligent optimisation systems, able to leverage real-time data from equipment (e.g., drones and AGVs) to provide a timely decision about transportation routes, last-mile delivery, supply chain networks, malfunctioning recovery [21,26,34,36,37,41].…”