THE MOBILE-STATIONARY DIVIDE IN UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING LESSONS FROM THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

The emergence of ubiquitous computing offers new possibilities and opportunities for organi-zations attempting to improve their productivity and effectiveness. In particular, the promises of ubiquitous computing are attractive to organizations such as transport firms, in which coor-dination of diverse sets of mobile units is central to organizational performance. This article analyzes the use of ubiquitous transport systems in Swedish road haulage firms and dis-cusses the opportunities and challenges for the early adopters. It pays specific attention to the mobile–stationary divide; that is, the set of challenges associated with integration of mobile and stationary people and systems into a seamless computing environment.

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