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5 Reasons Why The Use of the IIoT by Manufacturers Is Unavoidable

GlobalTranz

The Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT ) has been a major topic among manufacturers and third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) for several years. Although this is commonly compared to the usefulness of the basic Internet of Things (IoT), its connection to manufacturing begets the IIoT title.

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Three Cool Technologies

Supply Chain Shaman

I appreciate Carol and Chad’s work in this area. The company uses Internet of Things (IOT), blockchain, open source data base techniques and machine learning to track patterns and trace products. (I call this demand translation, and the market has been slow to see the need for this.)

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Our Walk In The Fog

Supply Chain Shaman

New forms of Internet-of-Thing (IOT) data enables information at the speed of business, but companies struggle to build streaming data architectures. The many examples include streaming data, Internet of Things (IOT), new forms of analytics, software robots, wearables and robotics increasingly add value as computing power increases.

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Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Driving Successful Digital Supply Chain Transformation

TMC

With the emergence of disruptive technologies like robotics and automation, the Internet of things (IoT) and predictive analytics, supply chain professionals are faced with a tipping point: disrupt or be disrupted. This post is credited to Chad Lindbloom.

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

… As billions more sensors and smart devices need to be wired into the Internet of Things (IoT), LPWAN with unlicensed and licensed technologies (such as LoRa and narrowband IoT) provide some necessary connectivity.” 1] Chad Prevost, “ McKinsey: smart cities are about people ,” Freight Waves, 7 August 2018. [2]

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

… As billions more sensors and smart devices need to be wired into the Internet of Things (IoT), LPWAN with unlicensed and licensed technologies (such as LoRa and narrowband IoT) provide some necessary connectivity.” 1] Chad Prevost, “ McKinsey: smart cities are about people ,” Freight Waves, 7 August 2018. [2]

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Demand Driven: Can We Sidestep Religious Arguments?

Supply Chain Shaman

Kudos to Carol and her partner Chad for gaining market attention. In the area of the Internet of Things, the discussion is on how to best use the data. The disconnects grow with Carol’s recent work on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). (I I will stop here. I am going to try to avoid a religious argument.).