Transferring Structured Data and applying business processes in remote Vessel's environments using the "InfoNet" Platform

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is a presentation of a fully implemented platform (InfoNet), that has been installed in more than 120 Vessels. The described platform serves and facilitates the structured data transferring between the Operational Vessel's unstable environment and the Office one. In addition, it can apply business processes not only to office side but also to Vessel's remote environment. "InfoNet" platform is multipurpose and can interface with multiple components and modules of any ERP, CRM or other structured platform that the organization uses in both sides (vessels and/or Office). We are using the "InfoNet" platform for various implementations. The platform is composed of two main modules, e-Forms (e-Applications) and e-SMS (e-Documents). All gathered data, apart the operation usage, have been also used for further analysis. We have used the produced information of the above data in combination with other information from other resources such as Internet of Vessels Platform (IoT) [14]. Our vision and primary goal is to provide as much information as possible, from multiple sources to support decision systems or to an alerting system, back to the Maritime Company that manages Vessels. © 2018 Tei of Western Macedonia.