Production modeling towards sustainable hyperconnected logistics

Physical Internet is a new system that aims to improve global logistics to be sustainable and efficient economically, environmentally and socially. It consists of connecting logistics networks around the world through a standardized set of facilities and standards. Therefore, it generates an intense wave of innovative changes in all nodes of the supply chain. This paper deals with the impact of the proposed system on the way of realizing products. It addresses the problem of dynamic relocation of modular facilities and resources sharing in a hyperconnected web of open fabs. Besides, an optimization model for that kind of business is developed, and future directions are provided.