Intermodal VisibilityPAR LMS provides intermodal visibility from point of origin to ultimate destinationThe Problem Too often, United States military personnel wait for the arrival of critical supplies while DOD support agencies rely on outdated distribution systems and inefficient management practices to provide intermodal visibility of their cargo's location and status. Sailors, airmen, and soldiers experience unacceptable delays due primarily to system redundancies and the inability to accurately monitor the real-time shipment of supplies. The intermodal supply chain used by the DOD is challenged by the strains, bottlenecks, and inadequacies of the landside transportation infrastructures that interface with maritime transportation operations. The projected growth for global intermodal transport is the doubling of worldwide shipments of containers over the next decade. As a result, the DOD must seek out established, reliable technologies for real-time tracking, monitoring, and control of cargo that moves through their supply chain system and requires intermodal visibility. The Solution The solution must consist of proven, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology that, when combined with new processes, procedures, and regulations, ensures container and cargo visibility throughout the intermodal supply chain (i.e., upon initial loading at the port of origin, during ocean transport to the port of destination, and over-the-road (OTR) and rail to ultimate destination). The deployment and rapid adoption of environmentally hardened and field tested electronic communications devices on intermodal shipping containers will yield total management and control solutions for the DOD. The solution must incorporate Global Positioning Satellite (GPS), Internet, advanced sensor, and wireless communications technologies to provide intermodal visibility. For more information, contact John Sammon III at (800) 448-6505, ext. 589 |