What is ISO/TS 17187 - Transport electronic information exchange about?
Intelligent transport systems enable better end-to-end logistics management with their standardized and digitized formats. ISO/TS 17187 provides governance rules to be used for executing an organized process for business entities to connect to one another electronically for the conduct of electronic trade in a secure and open environment through a standardized framework for information exchange.
This standardized framework in ISO/TS 17187, includes processes and process tools to ease connections between trading partners, to provide full visibility, and to reduce the time goods spend in transit. The application of these rules and attendant standards and technology applications are expected to allow business entities to engage their legacy systems without the cost of upgrades.
Business entities wishing to engage with other business partners to facilitate electronic trade using the tools described in ISO/TS 17187 follow certain standards of practice for information interchange and include the major recognized freight transport data standards such as the electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport, global standards one, and Universal Business Language (UBL) transport data standards for information exchange developed by the organization for the advancement of structured information standards. Implementing ISO/TS 17187 along with other intelligent transport systems standards, you would be in a position to provide your customers with a smoother logistical experience.
Who is ISO/TS 17187 - Transport electronic information exchange for?
ISO/TS 17187 on governance rules to sustain transport electronic information exchange is useful for:
- Freight transport and logistics service providers
- Transport authorities
- Public and private transport systems involved in logistics
- Railways
- Air freight service providers
Why should you use ISO/TS 17187 - Transport electronic information exchange?
There needs to be a governance process to allow the supply chain partners to keep their data exchange standards viable and effective. The processes and process tools included in ISO/TS 17187 include web services technologies to improve the operating efficiency, safety, and security of freight movement. These technologies are used for sharing information between supply chain partners in a commonly understood manner.
ISO/TS 17187 provides you with strategic governance requirements which include a standardized governance model for all freight-X implementations based on collaborative levels of responsibilities. ISO/TS 17187 incorporates by reference other guiding standards related to the security of freight operations.
ISO/TS 17187 provides you with guidelines to keep the supply chain standards viable and useful for the community of users wishing to maximize their returns on investment.
What’s changed since the last update?
PD ISO/TS 17187:2019 supersedes PD ISO/TS 17187:2013. PD ISO/TS 17187:2019 includes some technical changes with respect to PD ISO/TS 17187:2013.
These include:
- Clause 7 and Annexes A to D have been updated to include ISO 19845:2015 (UBL 2.1)
- Sub clause 7.4 has been updated for Freight-X document exchange standards
- Sub clause 7.5 has been updated for Freight-X communication exchange standards