The Cargo Container Tracking System

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The Cargo Container Tracking System

• Project Members
• Andrew D. Nikow
• Project Leader
• Michal Kosinski
• Parminder Singh
• Michael Stabile

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What is Cargo Container Tracking About?

• Cargo Containers (Intermodal Container Chassis)
  Transport more goods than any other mean of
  shipping in the world.
• In 1997 the Commodity Flow Survey estimated
  that 11 billion tons of goods worth 7 Trillion
  Dollars was transported via intermodal
  containers.
• With such a reliance by industry and government
  on this method of transportation there is little
  ability to automatically check locations and
  status of various containers.
• Ability for customers/companies to keep track of
  containers and contents is greatly desired.
• Expansion of world-wide wireless infrastructures
  allows for successful integration of these ideas.
  

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CCTS Project Goals

• Our primary goal is to construct a prototype
  transponder (mounted on containers) and gate
  reader system by Spring of 2002
• Ideally we would like to develop a standardized
  system that can be developed to new and(or)
  retrofit applications
• Additionally with the prototype be able to link
  to various commercially available database
  programs using existing internet connections
• Ideally prototype systems can be constructed
  using off-the-shelve components and development
  kits

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Market Place Information

• Currently there is demand in industry for such
  tracking systems
• Customers demand accountability and information
  from the shipping industry.
• Currently there are little automated or uniform
  methods of determining container locations other
  than manual inspection and cataloging.
• Target Marketplace
• Shipping and Transport companies who need
  accurate and reliable information on where
  customers goods are located
• Container Leasing companies who desire to keep
  track of their assets

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Economic End Results

• Business Model
• Ideally a model that integrates development costs
  and allows the formulation of successful approach
  in which product production can proceed
• SEED Analysis
• Use SEED model systems to evaluate best design
  choice based on development costs.
• Use SEED for Venture capital. By evaluating cash
  flow statements, income statements and balance
  sheets, venture capital investor can be attracted
  by the projects ability to return on an
  investment.
• Break Even analysis and Product Pricing
  Guidelines
• By evaluating the potential market size and
  customer base, an accurate pricing structure can
  be developed that is sensitive towards customers
  needs as well as product profitability concerns.
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Because of the fluidity of the transportation
  market. How does the change of certain inputs
  affect the overall analysis on price, volume and
  capital?

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QUESTIONS?
Pictures courtesy Interpool Inc.
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CCTS Project Andrew D. Nikow Project
Leader Michal Kosinski Parminder Singh Michael
Stabile