Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine February 2016 | Page 73

SUPPLY CHAIN

“ I think we ’ re on the cusp of a breakthrough . IoT will radically change things .”

– Hitachi Consulting Australia Director of supply chain Owen Keates
enable real-time data to be shared from the prospective customer , manufacturing and logistics environments , and products already in use .
“ I think we ’ re on the cusp of a breakthrough ,” said Hitachi Consulting Australia Director of Supply Chain Owen Keates . “ It will radically change things .
“ Ultimately , you ’ re going to have far more visibility of product movement , as well as productivity and scheduling within operations , You ’ ll be able to track where a product is . In terms of supply chain planning and optimisation , real time visibility and analysis of data will provide better decision making around delivery , changing the game
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