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The Internet of Things in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

”[1] He adds, “Using sensors enabled by the internet of things (IoT), [stakeholders] can keep tabs on shipment whereabouts and conditions, enabling proactive communications to customers about the status of their orders.” The post The Internet of Things in the Supply Chain first appeared on Enterra Solutions.

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Artificial Intelligence Enhances the Evolution of the Internet of Things

Enterra Insights

1] Over the intervening decades, we have witnessed the growth of the Internet (which provided person-to-person connectivity) and the Internet of Things (which provided machine-to-machine connectivity). 3] Anupa (Iman) Ghosh, “ AIoT: When Artificial Intelligence Meets the Internet of Things ,” Visual Capitalist, 12 August 2020.

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IOT SupplyChain Tools (Internet of Things)

ModusLink Corporation

The utilization of IoT tools (Internet of Things). Many of the electric devices/sensors that are applied to smart packaging use the global interconnected network called the Internet of Things. The technology is optimal to track products that are in transit (Fedex, 2020). Retrieved from Infinity research.

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The Internet of Things and the Supply Chain: Serious or Just Flirting?

Enterra Insights

The Internet of Things (IoT) is generally found on the list of technologies fomenting the revolution. He writes, “According to PWC’s ‘2019 Internet of Things Survey,’ … almost half (49 percent) of retail respondents indicated they are already benefiting from using IoT solutions to improve their supply chain.

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The Internet of Things and the Retail Industry

C3 Solutions

From a term that came into use in 2009, the Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long way in 10 years. It refers to the ecosystem of physical objects that are connected to the Internet and use it to communicate. The Internet of Things Explained. The Internet of Things Explained. IoT Evolution.

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The Internet of Things is over 30 Years Old and still in Its Infancy

Enterra Insights

According to Jonathan Sallet, a former visiting fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, that’s exactly the situation in which the Internet of Things (IoT) finds itself. “The term ‘internet of things’ is said to have been first used in 1985,” he explains.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

Hyperconnectivity is the increasing digital interconnection of people – and things – anytime and anywhere. By 2020 there will be 50 billion networked devices. This growing movement of such hyperconnectivity is known as the Hyperconnected Era or often referred to now as “The Internet of Things.”