Risks associated with Logistics 4.0 and their minimization using Blockchain

Currently we are saying that we are at the dawn of the fourth revolution, which is marked by using cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things. This is marked as Industry 4.0 (I4.0). With Industry 4.0 is also closely linked concept Logistics 4.0. The highly dynamic and uncertain logistic markets and huge logistic networks require new methods, products and services. The concept of the Internet of Things and Services (IoT&S), Big Data/Data Mining (DM), cloud computing, 3D printing, Blockchain and cyber physical system (CPS) etc. seem to be the probable technical solution for that. However, associated risks hamper its implementation and lack a comprehensive overview. In response, the paper proposes a framework of risks in the context of Logistics 4.0. They are here economic risks, that are associated e.g. with high or false investments. From a social perspective, risks the job losses, are considered too. Additionally, risks can be associated with technical risks, e.g. technical integration, information technology (IT)-related risks such as data security, and legal and political risks, such as for instance unsolved legal clarity in terms of data possession. It is therefore necessary to know the potential risks in the implementation process.Web of Science101857

Pipeline Transportation of Goods

The article includes the concept of the "underground transport of materials in Europe". Europe is a very densely populated area and there are more and more such areas where people find jobs and better living conditions meeting their needs. Densely populated area requires a large amount of materials, energy, food, water, etc., which must be transported to these areas on a daily basis. Conversely, all the waste and the products of the activities of these areas must be transferred to other places. This gives rise to high demands for transport, the quantity of the transported material and the transport speed. This also results in creating a large space for storage, transshipment, railway stations, airports, etc. The only way to solve this traffic problem of the future is, according to the authors, the underground transport of materials between the densely populated areas. The solution to this problem is outlined in almost the whole extent of the problem from the choice of transport routes to organizing their operation. The aim of this project is to transport goods and materials; in no case do we discuss transport of people

Virtual Reality as a Tool for Large Scale Systems

Virtual reality (VR) is a wonderful opportunity of information technology which enables the movement of people in the virtual world. The virtual world, into which a person dives, allows them to forget for some time that they are not in the real world, but right now they are living in an entirely different world with unexpected properties. This idea is the grounds for putting forth a proposal to use the virtual world, which is not a copy of the real world, but it is created from purposefully modified 3D images of technical means and properties of these means. Such a world can then be used to control processes, especially when the space of a virtual world is created from quantities obtained in the real world. The huge importance of creating a virtual world from quantities that we have long been storing lies in the fact that one glance, one flight over the surface of such a world is sufficient to get an overview of the behavior of ultra-large-scale systems with a number of monitored quantities. It is the only way to assess, evaluate and control systems presented by a large amount of regularly monitored quantities, which are mutually connected with material and information bonds