Contributions to International Standardization
Summary
MTI is contributing to international standardization by conducting demonstration tests with the EPCglobal Transportation & Logistics Industry Action Group (TLS IAG).
MTI was the administrative company for the Pilot Project Phase 1 and the Pilot Project Phase 2 of the International Logistics Pilot hosted by EPCglobal. A third pilot project, Phase 3, is scheduled for December 2008 to investigate and verify simplified customs-clearance procedures utilizing Unique Consignment Reference Number (UCR), corresponding to the World Customs Organization (WCO).
- February 2007 on the Hong Kong–Japan ocean-freighting route
- December 2007 on the Shanghai–U.S. ocean-freighting route, and January 2008 on the Shanghai–Narita-Los Angels airfreighting route
These pilot projects are intended to verify the contributions of EPCglobal-formulated technical specifications to the efficiency and sophistication of international logistics processes, focusing on their expected application to practical systems. Many international logistics vendors, solutions providers, and hardware vendors from Asia, Europe, and North America participated in the test program.
MTI provides sophisticated, highly efficient logistics services using a new ubiquitous code (ucode) in a ucode-based location system.
spatial code currently in use include the Global Location Number (GLN) proposed by EPCglobal, as well as longitude/latitude and ZIP codes, but MTI is now researching, along with the Ubiquitous Location Identifier Forum, the specification and operation of a spatial code (ucode) for more detailed identification of spatial positions. In fiscal 2007, MTI conducted a demonstration test of such a spatial code in Kobe and verified the possibility of its actual use by logistics vendors.
MTI expects that such a detailed spatial code (ucode), if it becomes available for practical use, will contribute to improved productivity in operations at large complex sites such as factories, logistics warehouses, and yards. MTI is supporting the standardization of this spatial code (ucode) that holds promise for real logistics operations.
MTI is also participating in the following Japanese national projects:
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI): Distribution System Standardization Project
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): Ubiquitous Location Identifier Forum
Typical Cases
| Subject | Distribution System Standardization Project (international standardization of data carriers) |
|---|---|
| Client | METI (for FY 2006/2007) |
| Particulars | Taking leadership in pilot projects regarding the use of RFID tags in international logistics conducted by EPCglobal (between Hong Kong and Tokyo in FY 2006, and between Shanghai and Los Angeles in FY 2007) |
| Subject | Projects for Construction of Local Community Models through ICT Utilization |
|---|---|
| Client | Kobe City (commissioned by MIC) (FY 2007) |
| Particulars | Verification of the sophistication and efficiency of logistics services that have adopted the newly developed spatial-position-information system that uses ucodes |
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