NEW TECHNOLOGY IN

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

Rickordo Dunbar
Renae Buckley
Andy Williams
David-Paigh Downie
Artnel Brady

OBJECTIVES

Introduction
Problems in the field that featured technology will
solve/minimize.
The description of the technology.
What are the Hardware Components?
Does the system require internet or cloud storage?
What type of software is used with this technology?
Give a breakdown of the total projected costing for
business planning to utilize this system based on 4 and 5.
Videoconferencing can benefit the Organization.
Drawbacks of this Technology
Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

International shipping is an industry with

many moving parts such as ship that take the
good between countries and truck that move
the items from one point to another, custom
are also involve in the shipping process
where searching and calculating takes place,
they also prepare documentation of shipment
to monitor and regulate movements of goods
across the border.

PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD

Ever changing customer needs

On time delivery

Security

DESCRIPTION OF TECHNOLOGY

A tracking devices

Used by Amazon and to help customers track their

products.

SHIPMENT MONITORING
TECHNOLOGY

HARDWARE COMPONENTS

works with a Mainframe computer

Computer Brand (The IBM z13)

Computer processing speed(Process over 30,000

transactions per second and 2.5 billion transactions
per day)

IBM Z13

HARDWARE COMPONENT
CONTD

Physical size(it is the size of a two door

whirlpool refrigerator)

Internal memory( redundant array of

independent memory or RAIM) size: 2.5 TB

Hard drive capacity(12 GB)

Types of backup storage( cloud storage)

INTERNET OR CLOUD STORAGE

Both internet and cloud storage is needed.

Internet is used to track pick up satellite signals.

Customers use the internet to track their packages

using a Smartphone or their computer.

Cloud Storage is required to Back data that is

collected on a daily basis.

WHAT TYPE OF SOFTWARE IS

USED WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY?

Windows 7

Android

THE TOTAL PROJECTED COSTING

The total cost for an IBM z 13 mainframe

computer is $75,000 USD.

The total cost for a shipment monitoring device

is $10,000 USD.

The total cost to create a shipment monitoring

app is $5000 USD.

VIDEOCONFERENCING CAN
BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION.

videoconferencing from point A to point B.

A live video conferencing is more effective than a

phone call in many different situations.

Literally seeing what you are discussing is far

more effective.

DRAWBACKS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY

Must be connected to a mainframe computer.

Need a Smartphone or tablet to use the app.

Latency.

Lack of enough satellite in a particular area.

CONCLUSION

Over the years we have seen where persons have had

to wait for their shipment clueless, having no idea
when the package was shipped off or when it arrived
at its destination. This new shipment monitoring
technology allows both companies and customers to
keep track of their shipment from one point to the
next. The shipment technology works with the
internet and also satellite signals whereby you can
track packages using a Smartphone or computer. As
the shipping industry evolves every day, there is a
new technology needed to make things much easier
and this is how the shipment monitoring technology
was introduced.

REFERENCE

http://www.morethanshipping.com/the-5-biggest-problems
-of-global-logistics
/

http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/shipment-m
onitoring-technology-picking-up-the-signals
/

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/hardware/z13.html

http://www.clearone.com/blog/the-top-benefits-of-video
-conferencing-for-your-business
/