Logistics of the Future—Physical Internet and Its Practicality

Matusiewicz, Maria

doi:10.5325/transportationj.59.2.0200

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“…There have been several articles that provided a good systematic literature review of the latest published research in the Physical Internet such as Pan, Ballot, Huang, and Montreuil (2017), Sternberg and Norrman (2017), Matusiewicz et al (2020) and Treiblmaier, Mirkovski, Lowry, and Zacharia (2020). The following review of recently published PI research provides an update and brief overview of the articles published in 2019 and 2020 that have not been previously reviewed.…”

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Physical Internet: First results and next challenges

Ballot

Montreuil

Zacharia

2021

J of Business Logistics

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Physical Internet: First results and next challenges

Ballot

Montreuil

Zacharia

2021

J of Business Logistics

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“…To sum up, "Physical Internet is a solution for the logistics disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic" [55] (Table 1 and 2). However, "Physical Internet is the logistics of the future" [56].…”

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Physical Internet: A solution for the Supply Chain disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Safwen

Németh

2021

Acta Tech. Jaurinensis

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Supply chain disruption is characterized by a significant decrease in the production or delivery of a supply chain, including events like fire, system downsizing, natural disasters and quality issues, unexpected surge incapacity, and pandemic disease COVID-19. This will lead to lower productivity, higher prices, increased consumer frustration, etc. Logistics activities are suspended due to COVID-19 by closing the borders between countries. For that reason, we will specify our research on the impact of this disease on the Supply Chain Management and to show up the important issues and how the digital solution like the Physical Internet could solve these disruptions. The Physical Internet is still an emerging phenomenon in which it is intended to replace the current logistics model by encompassing new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, the Internet of things, and others. This article aims to compose conceptual research to describe Supply Chain Management problems during the COVID-19 pandemic and to represent the physical internet as a solution for this disruption based on various journal articles, papers, websites, and managers' experiences. Further, this study helps to increase the understanding of scholars and practitioners on how the novel PI paradigm can be a solution to COVID-19-induced supply chain disruptions. Furthermore, the physical internet and other modern technologies in the business world are absolutely necessary and recommended, as these current issues now require quick decisions and up-to-date knowledge.

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“…The authors summarise the core requirements of the PI and explain how blockchain can be used to facilitate the implementation of the PI. [55] and [56] focus on conceptualising Interconnected city logistics, while [24] offers strategic analysis of freight and PI-containers' total volumes and balances in a terminal-to-terminal network. [45] explores the relations between the PI and Lean concepts using the Value Stream Map (VSM) method for their integrated use.…”

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The Interplay between the Physical Internet and Logistics: A Literature Review and Future Research Directions

Neila

Rejeb

Németh

2021

Acta Tech. Jaurinensis

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In recent years, there is a need for new methods and frameworks for planning transport systems, improving their efficiency, and addressing globalisation and sustainability challenges. In addition, the use of existing capacities and infrastructure has raised significant issues in the transport sector. To achieve an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable logistics ecosystem, Benoit Montreuil introduces the concept of “Physical Internet” (PI) to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of logistics networks. As a ground-breaking transportation philosophy, the PI aims to revolutionise freight and logistics transport. Moreover, the PI can enhance logistics productivity through the organisation of large-scale pooling. Similar to Digital Internet that conveys data, the PI strives to connect, synchronise, and ship regular modular containers from the point of origin to an exact destination, thereby creating robust and collaborative logistics networks. While the literature on the PI is relatively growing, there is still a lack of reviews that synthesise this knowledge body, identify current trends and gaps, and advance the research more broadly. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the potentials of the PI for the development of sustainable logistics networks. Overall, 59 studies are selected from leading academic databases and further analysed. The review findings reveal that most scholars focus on the optimisation of transport at the tactical and organisational stage while devoting little attention to the contribution of the PI to the social sustainability of logistics compared to the economic and environmental aspects.

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Logistics of the Future—Physical Internet and Its Practicality

Cited by 16 publications

References 11 publications

Physical Internet: First results and next challenges

Physical Internet: First results and next challenges

Physical Internet: A solution for the Supply Chain disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Interplay between the Physical Internet and Logistics: A Literature Review and Future Research Directions

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