IoT in BC

Question 1

What is IoT?

Answer 1

It is a worldwide network of interconnected things that communicate with each other on standardized protocols.

Question 2

DHL’s goal

Answer 2

1. stay competitive
2. getting access of analyzing data faster
3. be a trendsetter
4. keep global prime position
5. drive change instead of being reactive

Question 3

Core functionalities of IoT in DHL

Answer 3

1. Safety
2. Review Traffic plans
3. Visualization of the warehouse
4. Inventory Optimization

Question 4

How does DHL move forward in their technology assessment?

Answer 4

1. Local experimentation site
2. Global Roll-out
3. Usage in one warehouse

Question 5

6 IoT elements

Answer 5

1. Identification eg printer
2. Sensing -sensors to collect data like wearables
3. Communication - exchanging data via bluetooth, wifi, RFID
4. Computation - collect, store, process data eg Raspberyy PI
5. Services - Our thing in the internet offering services to conduct activity or communicate eg ubiquitous services
6. Semantics - enables to decide or access certain set of data or activity Eg OWL or RDF