SMiLES
Noord-Nederland as a Living Lab for innovations in shared logistics and mobility.
Goal
The overarching goal of the SMiLES project is to establish a Living Lab to study open-sharing networks and develop innovative business and organizational models to enable efficient, effective, and emission-free transport.
Description
This project focuses on improving logistics processes through open-sharing networks based on the architecture of the Physical Internet. In these systems, stakeholders can share tasks (transport orders), resources (vehicles, personnel, 3D printers), information (data, algorithms), space (infrastructure, buildings), and responsibilities (contracts, risks, rights, liabilities). Open-sharing networks can increase the efficiency of mobility and thus reduce transport emissions. They also enable, for example, the sharing of risks between companies.
Our role
New Energy Coalition contributes financially and in kind to this project proposal, including by connecting its network to this project and contributing knowledge and experience about the energy-related possibilities for using open-sharing networks to valorization panels and discussion tables.
Partners
Next to New Energy Coalition the following parties are also involved in the SMiLES project:
University of Groningen, Qbuzz Public Transport, Koopman Logistics Group, Arriva Passenger Transport Netherlands, Bidfood, Wagenborg, Suikerunie, KPN, Nature & Environment, Province of Groningen, Municipality of Groningen, Groningen Accessible, Port of Lauwersoog, Horus View and Explore BV, New Generation Shipyards, Public Transport Bureau Groningen Drenthe, Vinturas, 5Groningen, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, and Noorderpoort.
Disclaimer
SMiLES is part of the Sustainable Living Labs research program, which is (co-)funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the National Coordinator for Applied Research (SIA), and the Top Sector Logistics. This page reflects the author's views only. The (co-)funders are not responsible for any use of the information contained herein.