Simply stated, the Internet of Things consists of any device with an on/off switch that is connected to the Internet. The Internet of Things (IoT) involves machines communicating information over the internet, and has not been around for very long. Machines have been providing direct communications since the telegraph (the first landline) was developed in […]
Drink Up the Data Analytics: System Helps with On-Tap Inventory and Sales
If you love beer and Data Analytics – and who doesn’t? – you may be excited to learn that the two pair up together in a system for bars and restaurants. These retail establishments use it to help them better understand and manage their on-tap inventory and improve their sales. Twenty billion dollars’ worth of […]
Trackable RFID Sensors: IoT for the Supply Chain
by Angela Guess PYMNTS.com recently wrote, “Omnichannel has changed the retail world in ways that many merchants can’t even realize yet. For every giant like Amazon that has been able to navigate the still-murky waters of integrated inventory systems management, there are a hundred more that struggle to adapt… Enter packaging materials firm Avery Dennison […]