Towards the PI a European perspective
Résumé
The paradigm of the physical internet has been proposed and the first results have shown a potential that is clearly superior to the classical organization of logistics networks [1]. Therefore, the question of exploring ways to achieve it arises. The physical Internet being a complete and coherent framework, like just-in-time in production, the choices to be made to achieve it are not simple. The interconnection of logistics networks differs from current practices by making predetermined the terms of the service contract allowing to switch from one operator to another: this involves commitments, a process, its monitoring and perfectly standardized digital and physical tools to be interoperable. This interoperability opens up the potential for allocating resources in a more shared and efficient way, as it is the case for computer data networks and now computing power.