UTILIZING THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) TO STREAMLINE WAREHOUSING AND LOGISTICS PROCESSES
Ginnel Quadras,
Princy Randhawa,
Jitendra Kumar Jaiswal,
Ramakrishna Garine,
Nikhil Kassetty,
Nithesh Naik
Abstract: The incorporation of the Internet of Things (IoT) into logistics and warehousing has entered into a new era of enhanced efficiency, transparency, and optimization. Real-time data gathering and quality have become crucial in addressing the complexity of client orders due to the development of high-speed networks and smart devices. This paper presents a novel IoT-based architecture designed to enhance efficiency and optimize operations within warehouse and logistics management. The study addresses the problem of traditional manual processes being unable to manage the complexity and volume of modern logistics tasks. In warehouses, technologies like RFID and Wireless Sensor Networks are employed to maintain precise inventory levels, thereby avoiding issues of stockouts or excess stock. Despite various Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and automation techniques discussed in existing literature, many focused narrowly on specific warehouse areas and often fail in comprehensive deployment. Our proposed IoT-based architecture addresses these shortcomings by segmenting the warehouse into multiple domains to ensure proper management. We introduced a Warehouse IoT Efficiency Index (WIEI) to benchmark operational impact, detailed a modular MQTT-driven architecture comprising sender, receiver, broker, and database components mapped to WMS functions, and provided a quantitative comparative analysis framework along with a data-flow model to guide end-to-end deployment and evaluation.
Keywords: Supply chain management, Internet of Things (IoT), Logistics operations, Smart logistics, Smart Warehousing
DOI: 10.24874/PES08.02B.009
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