EUROGATE Intermodal GmbH (EGIM), a subsidiary of the EUROGATE Group, has established a collaboration with Hamburger Informatik Technologie Center e. V. (HITeC) to develop methods and tools for intelligent and automated decision making.
HITeC is a research and technology transfer center of the Department of Informatics at the University of Hamburg.
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The first collaborative project between EGIM and researchers of the University of Hamburg, Dr. Leonard Heilig and Dr. Kai Brüssau, was focused on the development of a software component for the automated planning of truck drayage and inter-terminal transportation using advanced methods and technologies.
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Lars Hedderich, Managing Director at EGIM, said he is looking forward to the latest development.
He commented: “Because of optimized data we are able to provide a more efficient supply chain.”
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Karim Youssef, IT Project Leader at EUROGATE, also commented: “The successful collaboration has revealed a small glimpse of what is possible in the container logistics industry, once data is digitally available”.
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