RETAILOBSERVER.COM SEPTEMBER 2018
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re you ready for the IoT revolution? The Internet of Things (IoT) will
soon be everywhere—embedded in interconnected devices we'll
use every day.
Thirty billion smart devices are projected to be linked soon, connecting
people in ways that are already transforming how we operate. Cars,
appliances, and wearables transmit real-time data to improve our everyday
lives, and for traditional companies such as Siemens and GE, the Internet
of Things breakthrough is bringing profound changes to management,
strategy, manufacturing, and maintenance.
The Future is Smart: How Your Company Can Capitalize on the
Internet of Things—and Win in a Connected Economy by leading IoT
strategist W. David Stephenson shares detailed analyses and numerous
case studies on the successes of mainstream companies and startups
that have capitalized on the IoT. This information will help businesses
worldwide that have not yet invested in the IoT's opportunities, due to lack
of understanding or concern about the costs and other obstacles.
The Future is Smart explains how companies can use the IoT to optimize
supply chains, maximize quality and precision, boost safety, increase
efficiency, reduce waste, cut costs, create new revenue streams, and
revolutionize product design to delight their customers.
"IoT is sparking the first radical shift since the Industrial Age, from
hierarchy and linear processes to 'circular companies' achieving
unprecedented efficiency," says Stephenson. "This is dramatically
reducing environmental impacts and unleashing incredible creativity by
breaking down information silos and providing immediate access to real-
time data.
B O O K R E V I E W
THE FUTURE IS SMART
How Your Company Can Capitalize on the Internet of Things—
and Win in a Connected Economy
Author: W. David Stephenson is an internationally recognized IoT thought leader, strategist, theorist,
writer, and long-time futurist. He is principal of Stephenson Strategies and founded the 3,500+ member
Boston IoT Meetup. He has consulted on strategies to simultaneously increase governmental bodies'
transparency and operating efficiency. Stephenson is the author of SmartStuff: An Introduction to the
Internet of Things; Managing the Internet of Things Revolution, an online guide for C-level executives
managing IoT; and Data Dynamite: How Liberating Information Will Transform Our World.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishing
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