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5 Predictive & Immersive Logistics Tech Trends Driving Continual Improvement

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Thus, accountability and visibility tools will be critical to keeping consumers happy in 2017. Mostly, robotics, handheld or RFID-triggered scanners may be used more often to handle returns, which will shorten the time between processing and refund for consumers, further increasing the public image of the company.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

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IoT makes use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips that “talk” to each other. Bill Joy envisioned Device to Device (D2D) communication as part of his “Six Webs” framework, presented at the World Economic Forum at Davos in 1999. The implication of this capability will be immense.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Public Perception of & A Brief Timeline of Moments from the American Manufacturing Industry

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The following is a timeline of key American Manufacturing Industry Moments & Innovations up to present day. 1983: Patent for RFID Tags Secured. In 1983, Charles Walton first patented RFID or radio frequency identification technology. Unfortunately for him, his latest patent about RFID expired in the mid-1990s.