Any Gas Left In The IoT Tank?
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The mysterious world of IoT has left a lot to be desired. That it would solve all of problems (challenges) experienced by SCM, through the universe of supply chain management was a fond hope.
But, the reality has overcome the hype, and we've got only a few things left to address by IoT.
The #1 potential is a quick win to the performance and maintenance of industrial machinery - traditional manufacturing, heavy goods. IoT have done a good job of gathering data to manage equipment breakdown and/or maintenance. These inescapably lead to smart scheduling of workloads and workflows.
The quick wins can take performance and guarantee dependability levels.
There is a potential market for IoT apps; it will take time and investment to dollarize them.
Finally, IoT can fully automate manufacturing and supply chain processes. Rather than push data in from the cloud, IoT can permit automatic adjust operations. Ultimately, IoT becomes a complete feedback loop, sensing and responding to interconnected data.
But, we are a great distance from quick hits to interconnectivity.