The WINS Business Proposal for Fleet Freight Management

摘要

The World Intermodal Navigation Service (WINS)rnhas been designed to provide a complete fleet andrnfreight management service to all the companiesrnthat intend to offer a low cost and effective logisticsrnsystem (i.e. fast, reliable, safe and easy).rnThe basic idea of the system is not just to track andrntrace transport vehicles, but the assets transportedrnin a global way and across different means ofrntransport (i.e. intermodal through road, railway andrnsea). WINS delivers quasi-real-time positioning andrnstatus information of any high value freight or freightrnelement at any level of the freight nesting hierarchyrn(from transport vehicle down to containers, palletsrnor single assets transported) on customer request.rnIn addition to reviewing published market figures thernWINS team discussed the market and associatedrnbusiness case with potential distributors, dealers,rnsales representatives, customers, and competitorsrnconfirming the need for adequate logistic tools forrnfleet management and tracking of goods.rnThe WINS infrastructure features a revenuesgeneratingrnpayload on-board a constellation of atrnleast 18 spacecraft each with an integratedrnnavigation/communication payload specificallyrndesigned to support this service. WINS could bernimplemented based on the GPS IIF or GalileoSat orrnwhatever other navigation constellation.rnThe WINS concept has been designed by anrnintegrated product team of thirteen internationalrnprofessionals from several different organisations inrnEurope (CNES, DASA, DLR, EUMETSAT, ESA,rnKayser-Threde, MAN Technology) participating in arnMaster in Space Systems Engineering at ToptechrnStudies (Delft, The Netherlands).