Internet of Things in relation to Retail Industry Thread:
Potential Use Cases are has follows:
Inventory or warehouse management, Facility management , Supply Chain management and Energy Management.
IOT for Inventory or Warehouse management:
eCommerce companies can use RFID tags to automatically and quickly scan all the items in their warehouse.
This decreases risk of human manual entry error and gives a transparent view of the inventory.
Facility management IOT Retail Use Case:
Retailers can monitor temperatures/light intensity in their stores using sensors and then use this data to automatically adjust lighting and temperature based on weather conditions and time of the day.
Energy Management IOT use cases:
Energy smart meter can be present in all the stores , this could help to reduce green house carbon emissions and provide a measurable view of energy consumption by the retailer.
Supply Chain Management Use Cases for Retail:
Retailers can attach sensors to package containers to monitor environmental conditions . Retailer could use this data to make models that predict if an item might get damaged during shipping.
Sensors that will be key for IOT success in Retail Sector.
Optical sensors,Traffic flow counters,Environmental Sensors , Shock /Vibration ,Tilt sensors. #internetofthings