Omron and IBM collaborate on smart supply chain
Japanese sensors and controls maker Omron says it's working with IBM to develop 'smart' solutions that lower energy consumption, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and increase efficiency in transportation.
The solutions, they say, will help clients decide which types of shipping and transportation to use, and optimal travel routes for packages, parts, supplies and finished goods across supply chains.
The objective is to combine their respective technologies – Omron's sensor capabilities and experience in traffic control, vehicle weight measurement, and distance and loading ratios, and IBM's simulation software and Virtual Routing Planner and Modal-Shift Transportation Planner systems.
The pair comment that they intend to provide their new solutions initially for Japanese clients, primarily in the manufacturing and transportation industries. However, their solutions "could later be expanded for additional countries and industries," they say.
