IoT in Supply Chain Management

•Enrolment No.: 200301005 | Student Name: Debojyoti Mondal

•Enrolment No.: 200301017 | Student Name: Rahul Choudhary
Supply Chain
Management
 A supply chain is the network of all the
organizations, individuals, resources,
technology involved and the activities in the
production of a product and the sale of a
What is product, from the delivery of materials to the
The supply chain
manufacturer fromsection whose
different main and
suppliers
responsibility is to provide
with the end delivery to thethe
endfinished
consumer
Supply product to the end consumer by different
means of transport is called the distribution
Chain? channel
Supply chain management or SCM is the
management of information, materials and
finances as they are moved from one hop to
such as the flow from supplier to the
manufacturer and then from the
manufacturer to the end user
 Planning –All the resources are passed through proper
planning which is required to meet the consumer demand
for an organization’s service or a product

There are six

components of Sourcing – Suppliers are being selected to provide the
materials and services which are needed to create the end
product
almost all
kinds of Making – Activities are being organized to accept the
received raw materials from the suppliers, manufacture
the product, quality testing and packaging for shipping
supply chain and the delivery schedule

management Delivering – Coordinating the customer orders,

scheduling of different deliveries, shipping loads,
invoicing customers and receiving finances for product or
services
There are six Returning – A network should be created
whose main purpose is to manage the
return of defective products and the return
components of of payment or replacement of the defective
item
almost all
kinds of Enabling – Support processes are
supply chain established to monitor information flow
throughout the supply chain process and
ensure compliance through all regulations
management
 Challenges of the sector
Increased Costs Throughout the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Complexity Due to Multiple Channels to Market

Consumer Demands Drive Need for Improved Speed, Quality and

Service
Risk in the Supply Chain Creates Pressure

The Impact of Supply Chain Volatility

 IoT based solutions in supply chain

Better Maintenance Practices Improves forecasting Enables better track and Streamline co ordination
enables performance measurement accuracy. trace of inventory. - between warehouse and
and monitoring to avoid errors and Accurate Asset Tracking logistics.
malfunctions. predictive
maintenance approach.

Ideal for assets management Can provide direction to

Helps prevent loss and
such as fleet of trucks and drivers regarding
damage of goods.
service vehicles. conditions and trailer
delivery times.
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Able to integrate forecast

Can provide precise location of an item, Prevents spoilage and wastage
weather changes with route
reducing the time it takes to find in by monitoring the date to
schedules to enable better
inventory. - Improved Inventory expiration on each good.
delivery decisions.
Practices / Locate goods in the
warehouse

Provide real time data to Aids in creation of error-free

provide insight to support processes.
strategic and tactical decisions. -
Transparent Marketing
 Benefits of IoT in supply chain

Higher speed - increase the overall supply
chain speed exponentially, shorten the
feedback circle, faster decision-making,
proactively mitigate delay risks, improve the
efficiency of locating goods.
Higher accuracy – real time
data can address issues fast
with higher perfection.
Improved flexibility - reduces the
impact of human error, high
precision in asset tracking, shipping
and navigation for the drivers on
the road.

Increased efficiency - Tools like smart

Better segmentation - good way for retailers to
glasses help workers seamlessly to
learn more about their products, customers and
ensure they spend less time completing
demand and build relevant strategies
a task
 Challenges of using IoT in logistics and supply chain

Skill gap - require intensive training for Increased data storage challenges – need
warehouse workers enough server power to store and process all
the collected data, need data scientist.

Connectivity issues – need strong internet

Security threats - outside attacks and leaks, data
connection for wireless devices. Sol -
security, shared data and technology in cloud.
Internet coverage increases and 5G becomes
widely available.
IoT in supply chain: examples and success stories
Amazon (IoT and the Smart Warehouse) – A symphony of humans and machines working
together
• Every one of Amazon’s orders is unique, meaning it manages millions of
different products of various shapes, weights and sizes.
• Amazon employees used to roam warehouse floors to scan for each
product.
• Now, they use Wi-Fi connected robots provided by Kiva Systems –
which Amazon acquired in 2012 (now named Amazon Robotics) – to
identify products by reading QR codes using built-in cameras for
warehouse management, lifting and transferring products from one place
to another inside the warehouse.
• The AI system assesses which products are to be prioritized for Amazon
Prime orders, for example, and the robots do the rest.
• Its robots and humans working side by side through IoT.

Benefit:
• Human workforce became more productive, allowing people to
focus on tasks like packing, wrapping, or inventory management.
• Optimization in Product Placement.
• Performance Optimization.
• Cost reduction.
Volvo
• Volvo Group implemented IoT tracking solution in its Trucks plant
located in Blainville to track and locate trucks during the production
and customization process. 
• Used to waste hours of their time everyday looking for vehicles on
the huge parking areas of the factory, having to track around 250
trucks in a plant which produces 72 vehicles and assembles over 230
cabs daily. 
• Introduced Abeeway’s GPS Industrial Trackers in every truck. 
• Real time tracking information sent to ThingPark LoRaWAN
Network Server using LoRaWAN®. 
• Long-range communication at a low data rate, reducing power and
cost of transmission, bi-directional communication, end-to-end
security, mobility and localization services.
JJ Food Service (UK's Food Service giant builds IoT Solution for Supply Chain
management, achieves control over its food temperature in-transit)
Leading food service specialist that supplies food & non-food items to 30,000 plus customers of varied business like
restaurants, cafes, etc across the UK.
The Challenges:
• During the food order delivery, if the temperature of perishable food is not optimal then there is a risk of customer
returning the goods. 
• The truck drivers used to monitor the temperature of the truck and goods periodically. Manual monitoring. 
• If there are any mishaps during transit like incorrect loading and damaged goods. Drivers used to manually make the
adjustments and issue credits for the customers before collecting the cash.
IoT Solution:
• Used Microsoft Azure platform and IoT expertise. 
• The IoT enabled devices used in the solution are Bluetooth
ZenMeasure sensors installed in the delivery truck compartment,
which capture freezer and chiller temperature.
• It collects data from IoT enabled devices, stores and monitors the
temperature using Windows Phone application.
• For real-time temperature monitoring, they triggered Windows Phone
background tasks that send real-time data of temperature to Azure
Event Hub and stores the same in Azure SQL DB locally.
• Provided meaningful real time reliable insights to customer, helped
increased customer base. 
Main players providing such
services along with their
business/service models
Indian Context
There are a large Lets take a look at
number of some of the
companies promising Internet
working on a wide of Things
variety of solutions companies in India
 TagBox’s flagship solution Boxlens, a supply chain
monitoring IoT platform, is helping organisations
solve three key challenges - product quality and
compliance, end-to-end traceability, and
operational efficiency
TagBox
An interesting aspect about the platform is that it
not only helps in improving the visibility of the
products and assets, but also the process and
environment in which they operate

TagBox provides a completely wireless hardware

setup and a fully configurable software platform
 Data captured from the IoT devices help
companies to monitor the performance
and health of their drivers

Eyedentify – The company leverages IoT and

analytics to monitor driver behavior and
Driver vehicle location in real-time
Monitoring
Eyedentify’s DMAS uses dashboard
cameras to detect conditions such as
drowsiness, fatigue, and distracted
driving
 Today, supply chain firms’ primary objective is to ensure
just-in-time distribution, visibility of the supply chain,
accountability of the product lifecycle and quality
services

Any supply chain company’s performance lies in

inefficient warehouse control and warehousing, internal
sales process automation, quick delivery, and secure
storage and standard of products
CONCLUSION The Internet of Things is going to revolutionize the
supply chain domain by taking with it intellectual
connections and use cases

IoT-based technologies are being widely adopted in the

industry, providing multiple benefits and opportunities