Using IoT to Move From Push to Pull – Inbound Logistics
Instead of the supply chain starting with the manufacturer, it now needs the end customer to trigger the process at the order point. Each stage of the process pulls from its respective supplier. Such a system can ensure that only what is ordered is built and shipped.
Before tackling the technicalities of vertical integration, every part of the supply chain has to be on board. But that won’t happen unless it can be proven to be worth the time, effort, and cost. For all parts of the chain except the consumer, this means a lot of data collection, flow mapping, and analysis. Easy work for a computer or network of intelligent devices.