Digital transformation

VIL offers the Smart Driver Pass (SDP), a fully digital and fraud-free solution for access control at logistics sites.

The project ‘Digital Gateway 2 Government’ has designed IT systems that contribute to more fluid digital communication between companies involved in import and export processes in the gateways and the relevant government services.

AR (Augmented Reality) & VR (Virtual Reality) are disruptive technologies that will transform the way we communicate and cooperate. The VIL project AR/VR Training for Logistics has analysed the possibilities of these technologies for logistics training.

Loading and unloading trucks is a time-consuming process that is mostly carried out manually. Truck drivers spend a significant amount of time every year waiting at warehouses to load and unload. For shippers these processes are seen as a necessary evil. VIL is working out the project ‘OptiCharge’ to see how automation can make loading and unloading more efficient.

A highly developed ICT industry is present in our region. However, many companies experience difficulties in creating an overview of this fast-evolving environment and in setting clear goals to make their digital transformation feasible. Moreover, the ICT industry is often uninvolved with digital transformation initiatives.

Technological evolutions will impact the competencies of all current and future logistics employees. A competence forecast clarifies the expected shifts, which allows the companies to anticipate and suggest adjustments to education.

VIL has examined the implementation of the new generation exoskeletons for manual activities in the logistics sector. The objective was to reduce physical strain for employees and to increase productivity of repetitive tasks and heavy lifting.

Log!Ville is the landmark innovation centre for the logistics ecosystem.

The Physical Internet: an open logistics system that pursues physical, digital and operational interconnectivity through clustering data, interfaces, protocols, etc. VIL participated in the European project SENSE to implement the Physical Internet in order to achieve co-modal transport services on a European level, within a well synchronized, intelligent, and seamless network, and thereby give optimal […]

Self-driving electric vehicles: they are already undergoing thorough testing for passenger transport. Can these self-driving vehicles also be used to carry goods in logistics operations, specifically in the context of urban logistics? This futuristic project begins by setting out the requirements.

Low power wide area networks (LPWAN) such as Sigfox or LoRa could play a major role in the future. VIL will investigate what these wireless, energy-efficient networks could mean for tracking and monitoring assets and high-value goods.