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Editor’s Choice: Fortifying Warehouse and Distribution Centers Against Cyberattacks

Logistics Viewpoints

This article is from Patrick Byers, DevOps Engineer at Lucas Systems, and looks at fortifying warehouse and distribution centers against cybersecurity attacks. The warehousing and distribution industry is highly reliant on technology for its operations. Why are warehouses and DCs so vulnerable to cyberattacks?

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The Industrial Side of the Internet of Things

Enterra Insights

When the Internet of Things (IoT) was first imagined, the vision was a vast network of connected machines benefiting the industrial sector. ”[3] Clearly, connectivity alone cannot accomplish all those things; the IIoT ecosystem is required. The Industry 4.0 They are: 1. Inventory management. Manufacturing.

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The Importance of Transportation Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, is critical to ensure a positive experience. Ocean ETAs, for example, are much different because the macro-factors are a lot different than over the road. The Internet of Things (IoT) is driving interest in the market.

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Real-Time Visibility: The Customer Has Spoken

Logistics Viewpoints

One thing that has become abundantly clear over the last few years is that visibility solutions are becoming more necessary. The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, is critical to ensure a positive experience. The Internet of Things (IoT) is driving interest in the market.

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Technology Trends For Transportation in 2023: Top 5

Abivin

Typical autonomous vehicles such as drones or subway trains can carry cargo in other depths and reduce the amount of cargo circulation on the ground. Some examples of transportation trends for last-mile delivery include: the use of electric and autonomous vehicles for deliveries. Another important issue is Time Slot Management.

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Supply Chain Technology Trends to Watch Out For

AFFLINK

With unique identifiers, shipments and cargo can be tracked on a transactional level. The entire history of a shipment or cargo can be tracked, with clear hand-off points and accountability. A common example—envision a world in which blockchain is used to track the origins of chocolate or diamonds. 5G and IoT. 5G and IoT.

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5 Examples of How COVID-19 Made Shipment Monitoring a “Must-Have” in the Industry

Roambee

The following are real industry examples of why they are looking at visibility as the “air ticket” itself and not just as “insurance;” a switch from “nice-to-have” to “must-have.” However, COVID-19 is changing the way companies are looking at investment into visibility. Here’s how it used to be!