Advanced communication tools to cope with the increasing need for information exchange along transport chains

Logistics requirements force operators to enhance their electronic communication abilities. Status information are required to monitor and control supply chains. Operators need communication tools enabling the link between their in-house application systems and the external electronic communication, i.e. the automated generation and reception of messages. One successful example for tools o f that kind is the AIM (Application Interconnectivity Management) approach. The paper will present the concept and examples for application.