SUPPLYCHAIN 4.0

Project name

SUPPLYCHAIN 4.0 – Development of logistics solutions in the supply chain of manufacturers of construction and public works machinery based on IoT, Big Data and Cloud Computing technologies.

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The project

Spanish manufacturers of machinery for construction and public works maintain both high levels of export of their products as well as global sourcing of components. This means that they have to carry out complex logistical operations with different actors, such as suppliers of components, customers, distribution centers and operators of transport, in many countries around the world and immersed in very broad supply chains where, in addition to suffering the usual problems associated with these chains, they suffer others such as those derived from their low bargaining power as they are usually small and medium-sized companies.

The main problems faced by manufacturers in their supply chains are mainly focused on the lack of visibility of both relevant information related to the business (forecasted demand, punctual or atypical needs of customers due to sudden variations in their demand) and information related to the own logistics processes (availability of stock of components at suppliers, actual lead time at any time, availability of transport, ). Also relevant is the lack of visibility of goods in transit, whether they are critical supplies for manufacturing or your own finished machines that are traveling through the supply chain to customers (location, time of delivery, etc ).

Having this information available accurately and at the right time would allow Spanish manufacturers to be able to make relevant decisions that directly affect the business (customer delivery planning, production planning, transport management, etc), as well as the financial status of the company (reduction of stock levels while maintaining the agreed service level , reduction of component purchase batches, making purchases in more local markets, etc).

This project foresees creating solutions adapted to the needs of Spanish manufacturers of construction and public works machinery using the BigData, Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing technologies in combination, so as to determine the level of applicability of the same in this sector as well as to measure the potential to obtain advantages and savings in the logistic processes thanks to their use.

  • Innovative Business Clusters

This project has received a grant under the program to support Innovative Business Groups (AEIs). This program to support the strengthening of innovation clusters is inserted in the European strategy to improve competitiveness for the innovation.

The clusters that can benefit from the program’s grants are those entities whose innovative potential and critical mass have been recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO) through their registration in the Register of Innovative Business Clusters.

Project objectives

Technical information on the project and its objectives:

The objective of this project is the development of a set of solutions, based on the combined use of BigData technologies, Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing, that allow the increase of visibility and efficiency in the logistic processes of the global supply chain of the Spanish manufacturers of machinery for construction and public works.

Secondary objectives will include:

  • Definition and prioritization of the problems faced by the partners in this project, manufacturers of construction and public works machinery, in their global supply chains.
  • Improved knowledge in the application of BigData, IoT and Cloud Computing technologies for the creation of advanced logistics solutions for the supply chain of manufacturers.
  • Development of concrete solutions and validation through pilots that demonstrate the effectiveness of BigData, IoT and Cloud Computing technologies in solving these problems, as well as their limitations and derived risks.
  • Generate a network of collaboration between the manufacturers of machinery for construction and public works that allows the joint definition of specific shared challenges associated with their global supply chains, as well as the dissemination of results among the members of this network.
The project includes the following five work packages:
  • Management and coordination of project activities among all partners.
  • Definition of improvements to be addressed in the supply chain of construction and public works machinery manufacturers.
  • Design conceptual design of supply chain solutions based on the combination of BigData, IoT and Cloud Computing technologies.
  • Detailed development of solutions and validation with pilots in each case.
  • Dissemination of the lessons learned in the project among the rest of manufacturers of construction and public works machinery.

Participating entities:

  • ANMOPYC (Coordinator)
  • ITAINNOVA
  • ENARCO, S.A.
  • DISTRIBUIDORA INTERNACIONAL CARMEN, S.A.
  • ULMA, S.COOP.

Call to which the project belongs

Innovative Business Clusters

This project has received a grant under the program to support Innovative Business Groups (AEIs). This program to support the strengthening of innovation clusters is inserted in the European strategy to improve competitiveness for the innovation.

The clusters that can benefit from the program’s grants are those entities whose innovative potential and critical mass have been recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO) through their registration in the Register of Innovative Business Clusters.

General Budget: 345,102.86

Financing: 158,573
ITAINNOVA budget: 95,579,579
Financing: 38,231
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