The project arises from the need to increase productivity in warehouse logistics through the application of technology, for which there is no internationally relevant solution.

The Project shall research and develop a hardware-software technology solution to control and improve the productivity of warehouse logistics based on the OEE indicator. Thus, data collection will be researched in fixed (loading and unloading docks) and mobile (forklifts, containers and people) elements and the wireless transmission of information in industrial environments, both highly complex problems.

NAITEC will research different geolocation technologies to control the use of a forklift and measure its efficiency. We lead the design of electronics and sensors and Blockchain for embedded systems.

Likewise, a system will be implemented to calculate the volume occupied by the load of said forklift, data validation and authentication technologies transmitted through BlockChain will be researched, and also Machine Learning algorithms will be studied to improve of processes that lead to an increase in the OEE indicator.

In addition, various technologies will be studied for the geolocation of goods, forklifts and containers in this case. Specifically, experiences are being carried out with UWB and LoraWan systems. a system will be implemented to calculate the volume occupied by the load of said forklift, data validation and authentication technologies transmitted through BlockChain will be researched, and also Machine Learning algorithms will be studied to improve of processes that lead to an increase in the OEE indicator.

OEE Systems, which leads data capture and software platform development tasks, has participated in this project. Truck & Wheel, which leads field-tests in real environment and analysis of results, and the Public University of Navarre (UPNA) which leads the radio-electric characterization research.

The OEE LOG project jointly developed by OEE Systems, Truck & Wheel, NAITEC and UPNA has reached a degree of development at the end of the first year, close to what was estimated for the middle of the project, except for task T.2.5. Communication feasibility analysis with forklift ECUs, which has not been started.

In short, although some of the aforementioned technological difficulties have not been overcome at the end of the first year, the most important results that were intended in the OEE LOG project are yet to be achieved. This includes the “developing a technological system to improve the productivity of warehouse logistics based on the OEE indicator, which includes real time data collection hardware and a software platform for exploiting collected data”. Thus, there are prototypes of the system being tested, in a partial manner, in operation in a testing environment at Truck & Wheel facilities.

This project is funded by the Government of Navarre and FEDER, being a Collaboration or Knowledge Transfer project.

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