Reducing food waste with IoT
With all the technological advances we've made, from self-driving cars to IoT-enabled personal assistants, it's hard to understand why we still waste nearly 40% of the fresh food produced in the...
Blockchain could hold the keys to the IoT’s future
The internet of things is facing a dilemma. While connected devices are expected to dominate every aspect of our lives in the coming years -- and already outnumber humans in terms of a basic headcount -- belief in the ecosystem's security is still lacking, and has a long way to go before businesses...
History-making technology: How IIoT can transform America’s trucking industry
The history of technology in the trucking industry has had many watershed moments. The advent of diesel engines, which had been mainly used in large stationary operations, brought a large increase in hauling power and fuel efficiency. In the 1970s, electronics began revolutionizing how those...
How real-time location services will drive the future of IoT smart logistics
According to a 2017 McKinsey survey, 92% of senior enterprise stakeholders think the internet of things will generate a positive impact by 2020. Yet, more than half of companies use 10% of their IoT data or less. The gap is likely due to the fact that stakeholders at many firms do not completely...
IoT in e-commerce logistics: Where’s the money? Part 3

In my previous post, the top three "where's the money" opportunities mentioned using IoT in logistics were e-commerce, the food chain and third-party...
PKI: Helping IoT device makers trust their supply chain
We already know that public key infrastructure is going to be the future of securing IoT devices; this is because PKI can be implemented in a relatively lightweight fashion on different classes of devices. It will help to identify...
Three surprising benefits of asset utilization
Asset utilization has quickly become a top use case across businesses adopting IoT. It directly contributes to the bottom line by helping businesses confirm whether or not equipment is performing at peak availability, performance and quality. Because operators can tell exactly how equipment is...
Reimagining blockchain for the supply chain
What is blockchain? And why has blockchain with the supply chain created huge expectations in the industry circles? First, blockchain is a glorified ledger which cannot be hacked to alter any transactions that have happened in the blockchain network. All the nodes in the blockchain know about all...
Three ways logistics providers can embrace IoT to differentiate themselves
Gartner believes the supply chain management market will exceed $13 billion in software revenue this year, as logistics companies strive to meet digitization demands. Organizations within the industry are...
IoT logistics moves from connected fleet to connected things
The 21st century saw the inception of the internet of things. Many industries adopted IoT to improve efficiencies and meet increasing customer demands by using real-time data for prompt decision-making. IoT began its journey on the factory shop floor with technologies like RFID...