Test your knowledge on EU projects in Transport Logistics!




Answer the following questions and click the button "Well... How did I do?" to discover how much you know about EU projects!

1) In which project is the SICIS (Shared Intermodal Container Information System) Information System being developed?

a) EURIDICE
b) INTEGRITY
c) SMART CM

2) What is the SICIS platform for?

a) Integration with the IT systems along the supply chain to share and quickly retrieve information
b) Accessing the results of the Roadmap for Transport Logistics, underlying the direction of the EU research for a sustainable and efficient logistics
c) Implementing Intelligent Cargo applications that reflect specific business use cases of supply chain actors

3) Smart CM focuses on:

a) The implementation of the intelligent cargo concept in transport logistics
b) Support the adoption of smartphones at all levels of the supply chain management
c) The security of door-to-door container transport

4)The eFREIGHT project aims at:

a) Developing a European single electronic transport document for carrying goods along for all modes of transport and a single window for administrations
b) Developing a single electronic transport document for carrying goods all over the Scandivian area and the Baltic regions through waterways and road transport.
c) Developing a multi-lingual electronic communication and data capture system for the freight supply chain to provide information to end users, transport managers, freight handlers about the conditions in the area that they are about to enter

5) Which of the following is NOT a feature offered by Smart-CM single IT platform?

a) Notification on authorised stuffing and closing of container at origin, provisioning of the status of container security along the chain in real time and generation of alerts on container breach.
b) Container ETA update taking into account the history of previous containers of the same consignors as well as real time data from container security devices.
c) Risk assessment of the environmental damage due to loss of material from the container upon entering a new region.

6) The acronym 'Integrity' stands for:

a) Integrated mobility for supply chains
b) International and global transport visibility
c) Intermodal Global Door-to-door Container Supply Chain Visibility

7) What information can you obtain from the eFREIGHT knowledge base freely accessible online at http://www.efreightproject.eu/knowledge/?

a) Information and how to access the project results (the framework, the development environment, the App store, the TM solutions and the demos), links to material on the developments in transport and logistics and on EU transport policies.
b) Information on the current trends in EU research promoting a sustainable transport logistics, along with a comprehensive description of the available solutions and how they can promote sustainability.
c) Links and useful information to find the best option available on the market for buying/selling freight on the world wide web.

8) The acronym 'Smart-CM' stands for:

a) Smart container chain management
b) Smart controlling management
c) Standard maritime container management

9) The acronym 'eFREIGHT' stands for:

a) e-Freight capabilities for co-modal transport
b) Electronic freight monitoring
c) Electric vehicle freight transport

10) Which of these initiatives are part of the Logistics for LIFE project activity?

a) The ARKTRANS framework for logistics, together with a team of international experts
b) The Intelligent Cargo Forum, together with a consortium of partners
c) The Green Day music band

11) The Intelligent Cargo Forum is:

a) A web site
b) A Facebook group
c) An initiative hosted on a website and accessible also on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter