The Impact of ICT on the Supply of Transportation

Currently, most transportation companies use ICT in one or more of the following ways:

* to maximize planning efficiency (scheduling, routing) and administrative functions (payroll, etc.) through the use of optimization software;
* to track vehicles and cargo in real time through electronic communication between equipment, infrastructure and central logistics coordination centres, in combination with two-way communication between centres and drivers or pilots; and
* to automatically transmit transport-related documents such as manifests, bills of lading and invoices, while also automating financial transactions through electronic data interchange (EDI) systems.