Management platform architecture of modern tobacco logistics based on Internet of Things technologies

Abstract

In this paper, the characteristics of the Internet of things technology and its current development and future trends are first studied intensively. In view of various problems caused by the transformation from traditional to modern tobacco logistics, the concept of constructing regional comprehensive management platform of modern tobacco logistics based on the Internet of things technology is proposed, and the platform design of structure and function modules combines closely with appropriate Internet of things technology, which will promote the upgrading of tobacco logistics from the automatization and informationization to the Internet of things. Therefore real-time and effective information of logistics process can be obtained through overall coverage, comprehensive perception and full connection so as to support the scientific decision-making and intelligent control, thereby realizing such goals as improving the management level, reducing operating costs and enhancing the quality of service in the modern tobacco logistics. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.