Predictive maintenance is critical for reducing operational costs and preserving a company’s reputation with its customers.

Manufacturing and IoT are undoubtedly experiencing a major growth phase in 2017. Manufacturers of all types are leveraging IoT and advanced analytics to drive value in a wide variety of applications in their business.

Among the many use cases we have come across this year in our close collaboration with customers on IoT Analytics is Cold Chain Management.

This round-up of recent supply chain news and articles demonstrates the increasing realization of the power that IoT and Analytics is bringing to today’s supply chain managers.

Vitria VIA Delivers the Integrated Real-Time Analytics required for Supply Chain Management in the IoT Era

One of the strong undercurrents in the evolution of the IoT market has the need for unification for IoT to generate more substantial business value.

Retail is one of the most dynamic segments for IoT adoption. Gaining the ability to track and manage supply chain activity is a natural for IoT Analytics.

If the Oil & Gas Industry fully leveraged the latest advances in IoT and advanced analytics, they could cut CapEx by 20%, among lots of other opportunities.

Headline news is catching up to what we are seeing first hand – the increase of the pace and investment growth in IoT Analytics for Utilities.

Nokia has been busy in the IoT ecosystem and we are excited to see how their new offerings will enable faster IoT adoption & generation of business value.