A Decision System to Aid Canadian Exports to Europe.

The article presents a description of an information system for use by traffic and transportation departments. It begins with a brief history of logistics information systems, and then examines the effects of "Europe 92," a plan to remove borders for the purposes of goods transportation. Following an overview of the exportation chain from Canada to Europe, the article outlines the decision system and details its various components. The article concludes with future enhancements of this system. The decision system to aid Canadian exports to Europe is denoted by ELIS, for European Logistics Information System. It is a conceptual framework to help transportation departments prepare for successful entry into the Europe. The modules that make up is also described along with scenario processing, a pseudo-simulation module. Although the discussion has been from a Canadian point of view, much of the information furnished by ELIS of course concerns the destination, rather than the point of origin of the goods. The basic system design of the system, thus apply to exports to Europe from elsewhere-in North America, or from other continents.