Hype Cycle for Transportation, 2006

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4 July 2006

Robert L. Goodwin Jeff Woods C. Dwight Klappich John Davison Phillip Redman Mim Burt Jim Tully Stephen E. Smith Denise Ganly Thilo Koslowski Kimberly Collins Ray Wagner Andrew White Bob Hafner David Mitchell Smith Jay Heiser Gregg Kreizman Eric Ouellet Ant Allan Gene Phifer

Shippers' recent demands have exceeded carrier capacity, resulting in transportation rate increases. Government security regulations have added to the problem. Carriers are investing in technology-based solutions to lower operating costs and improve operating effectiveness and customer satisfaction.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

1.0

What You Need to Know

2.0

The Hype Cycle

3.0

The Priority Matrix

4.0

On the Rise

4.1		RFID Warehouse
4.2		Biometric Technologies for Transportation Infrastructure
4.3		Financial Import and Export Management
4.4		RFID: Airline Baggage Tracking

5.0

At the Peak

5.1		Passenger In-Flight Electronic Access
5.2		Biometric Technologies for Border Control
5.3		Cargo Portals
5.4		Web 2.0
5.5		Driver Load Matching
5.6		Micro Fuel Cells

6.0

Sliding Into the Trough

6.1		RFID (Item)
6.2		Fleet Vehicle Tracking
6.3		Transportation Industry RFID (Asset)
6.4		RFID (Asset)
6.5		RFID (Case/Pallet)
6.6		Remote-Diagnostic Telematics
6.7		Loyalty Marketing
6.8		Automated Manifest System

7.0

Climbing the Slope

7.1		Collaborative Planning
7.2		Wi-Fi 'Hot Spots'
7.3		Multicarrier Parcel Manifesting
7.4		IP Telephony
7.5		Commercial Telematics
7.6		Fleet Tracking Systems
7.7		Airline Self-Service Kiosks

8.0

Entering the Plateau

8.1		Less-Than-Truckload Package Tracking
8.2		Revenue Management (Yield Management)

9.0

Appendices

9.1		Previous Iteration of the Hype Cycle
9.2		Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels

Recommended Reading

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Hype Cycle Phases

	Table 2.	Benefit Ratings

	Table 3.	Maturity Levels

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Hype Cycle for Transportation, 2006

	Figure 2.	Priority Matrix for Transportation, 2006

	Figure 3.	For Reference: Hype Cycle for Transportation, 2005

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