The supply chain has been an area of early adoption of technology. Barcoding and RFID were widely used years ago for tracking, while ring scanners have been used for inventory picking in the past decade. The miniaturization and lower cost of computing power have enabled…
Up until a few years ago, the main purpose of a manufacturing company was to make good quality products and make a profit. Pollution and climate change were not a concern then. Dumping waste into the ocean and rivers, overuse of fossil fuels, and the…
Until a few years ago, it was unthinkable that a person could wear a device on the body to monitor their health, for example. Or that an IoT-enabled device could predict machine failures. However, these things have become part of everyday life, and no one…