Sustainable Solutions for SCM

Figure 7.7 Information for drivers generated by ITS [7] Parking information subsystem provides road users with up-to-date information on car parks occupancy (in terms of the number of free parking places and the state of filling up), in selected car parks which are linked with the system. Information provided to road users is created basing on the data collected from the operators of individual car parks. Road users are given the information by means of 12 parking information boards supplied and installed by the contractor. 7.7 Problem and solution Wroclaw Telematics System – a case study The case study was solved during the Summer School organised as part of the project Green Solutions for Business and Industry at SKODA AUTO University [2]. The huge development in car industry has both advantages and disadvantages for human. One hundred years ago, cars were only affordable for the richest ranks of people, but as the car industry was getting more and more effective, car became affordable for more and more people. In 2011, the number of cars cruising on the world’s roads surpassed 1 billion [15] and taking into account the market growth in developing countries, the trend is still ascending. Whereas the quantity of cars is still increasing, the space especially in cities is limited and this situation requires some complex solution. Thus, the object of this study is to find some sustainable traffic solutions for the traffic in Wroclaw, while taking into account ecological aspects of traffic as well account ecological aspects of traffic solutions as well. 7.7.1 Intelligent Transport System ITS stands for Intelligent Transport System. It is a tool used by municipal services, which employs a set of technologies (telecommunications, information

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