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Introduction and Motivation

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A Real-Time In-Memory Discovery Service

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Since the invention of the container in 1956, global logistics experienced an enormous boost. With this highly efficient transportation concept, the Tayloristic method division of labor has spread across continents leveraging competitive advantages such as low labor costs in different regions of the world.

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Müller, J. (2013). Introduction and Motivation. In: A Real-Time In-Memory Discovery Service. In-Memory Data Management Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37128-8_1

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