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Air Cargo Logistics
Concept of a
Dynamic Collaborative Framework
using a Data Backbone
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TODAY - Peer to peer data sharing
TOMORROW - Smart data sharing

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What shippers say...
“Air cargo processes have not
been modernized over the last
twenty years”
“we need more
visibility and
transparency”
“Air cargo is often
a black space”
“We need a Cargo
cloud where everybody
is connected”
Shipper’s voice:
European Shipper Council „White Paper‟ 2014
World Cargo Symposium Shipper Panel, March 2015
“Other modes are
moving faster”
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DESTINATION
ORIGIN
Peer-to-peer data sharing today
42. ACI
63. Transport Order
1. Purchase Order or
Sales Contract
67. Air Waybill
68. Customs fees
69. Handling fees
 36. Export Goods Declaration
33. Transport Order
Information flowGoods flow
65. Receipt
54. Pouch
55. Air Waybill FWB
37 data items
sent 70 times
9. Certification Request
10. Invoice
 11. Packing List
32. Certificate of Insurance
56. Invoice
57. Air Waybill
58. House Waybill
59. Import Goods Declaration
21. Invoice
22. Packing List
23. Debit Note
19. Credit Note
24. Booking
25. Air Waybill FWB
26. House Waybill FHL
27. Air Waybill FWB
28. House Waybill FHL
Pouch content:
• House Waybill (paper)
• Invoice
• Packing List
• Certificate of origin
• Regulatory documents
38. Pouch
39. Customs Rel. Exp.
2. L/C Application
3. L/C Application
4. L/C Notification
5. Invoice
6. Packing List
20. Debit Note
7. Invoice
8. Packing List
12. Certificate of Conformity
13. Invoice
14. Packing List
15. Letter of Instr.
16. L/C Instr.
44. MRN
43. MRN
29. Invoice
30. Packing List
31. Air Waybill
 37. Customs Release Export 60. Customs fees
61. Customs Release Import
62. Customs Rel. Import
66. Consignee Receipt
35. Cargo Receipt FOH
41. Flight
Manifest FFM
40. Cargo Acceptance
18. Air Waybill
17. Air Waybill
70. Handling fees
34. Receipt
64. Receipt
45. Pouch
46. Air Waybill FWB
47. House Waybill FHL
48. Flight Manifest FFM
49. Air Waybill FWB
50. House Waybill FHL
51. Flight Manifest FFM
52. Freight arrival notification
53. Handling Forwarder
Shipper
Consignee
Bank
Bank
Forwarder
Forwarder
Insurance
Trucker
Trucker
Customs
Customs
GHA GHA
Airline
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Peer-to-peer data sharing is...

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DESTINATION
ORIGIN
Smart data sharing tomorrow
28. Freight arrival
notification
1. Purchase Order / Sales Contract
Information flowGoods flow
16. Receipt
34. Receipt
35. Receipt
37 data items
sent once only
2. L/C Application
22. MRN
19. Customs
Release Export
29. Handling Forwarder
31. Customs fees
32. Customs Release Import
17. Cargo
Receipt FOH
20. Cargo
Acceptance
Data Backbone
3. L/C Application
27. Debit Note
26. Debit Note
7. Certification Request
21. ACI
23. Flight Manifest
14. Certificate
of Insurance
15. Transport Order
18. Export Goods Decl.
37. Handling fees
4. L/C Notification
25. Credit Note
11. Booking
12. Air Waybill FWB
13. House Waybill FHL9. Letter of Instr.
10. L/C Instr.
8. Certificate of Conformity
5. Invoice
6. Packing List
36. Handling fees
30. Import Goods Decl.
33. Transport Order
Shipper
Consignee
Bank
Bank
Forwarder
Forwarder
Insurance
Trucker
Trucker
Customs
Customs
GHA GHA
Airline
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Single input  multiple outputs
Single Virtual
Database
Multiple outputs to multiple parties
from same source
Transportation
Customs
Authorities/Reguls
Banks/Insurance
...
Database Services
Collaborative
single input
Consignee
Shipper
Forwarder
Carrier
...
Air  Air Waybill
...
Universal Waybill?
FFs  House Waybill

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