Jinan Fiaidhi, Lakehead University, Department of Computer Science, Canada
Sabah Mohammed, Lakehead University, Department of Computer Science, Canada
Sami Mohammed, University of Victoria, Department of Computer Science, Canada
Microservices and software-as-a-service (SaaS) has redefined the boundaries of logistics software’s reach, and new type transportation management system (TMS) are emerging. A decade ago, TMSs were largely prohibitively expensive for all but the largest shippers with the biggest technology budgets, but this is not the case now a days with emerging technologies like Web of Things (WoT) as this paradigm makes any electronic apparatus as part of the Internet atmosphere. WoT is about using sensors (RFID, IR etc.) for everything and interfacing them to web through lightweight protocols for data exchange and communications, to attain smart recognition, location tracking, supervising and controlling. Now the top-priority objectives of logistics and transportation companies are to ensure just-in-time delivery, supply chain visibility, product lifecycle transparency and quality services. The success of any logistics company lies in efficient inventory management and warehousing, automation of internal business processes, fast delivery and taking care of safe storage and quality of goods. This article overviews the author’s efforts to prototype the new generations of transportation systems by incorporating microservice workflow frameworks like Node-Red and integrating the dynamic of this integration and the changes that may occur upon the TMS workflow using an extended JDL model.
Transportation Management System, Workflow Interoperability, Node-Red, JDL, IFTTT, WoT
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APA:
Fiaidhi, J., Mohammed, S., & Mohammed, S. (2020). Towards a Microservice based Transportation Management System. International Journal of Control and Automation (IJCA), ISSN: 2005-4297 (Print); 2207-6387 (Online), NADIA, 13(2), 13-22. doi: 10.33832/ijca.2020.13.2.02.
MLA:
Fiaidhi, Jinan, et al. “Towards a Microservice based Transportation Management System.” International Journal of Control and Automation, ISSN: 2005-4297 (Print); 2207-6387 (Online), NADIA, vol. 13, no. 2, 2020, pp. 13-22. IJCA, http://article.nadiapub.com/IJCA/vol13_no2/2.html.
IEEE:
[1] J. Fiaidhi, S. Mohammed, and S. Mohammed, "Towards a Microservice based Transportation Management System." International Journal of Control and Automation (IJCA), ISSN: 2005-4297 (Print); 2207-6387 (Online), NADIA, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 13-22, Feb 2020.
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