TIMELINE F O Y R O T S I A BRIEF H
THE INTERNET OF THINGS ( IOT )
As the supply chain industry becomes increasingly reliant on new data sources, we take a look at the development of the IoT and plot its growth through the decades.
1980s
The dawn of the ‘Internet of Things’ Though Internet of Things, as a concept, wasn’t yet officially named, one of the earliest examples comes from the early 1980s and was a Coca Cola machine. Local programmers would connect through the Internet to the refrigerated appliance, checking to see if there was a drink available and if it was cold, before making the trip to purchase one. 16
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2002
Tracking inventory In 2002-2003, Walmart and the US Department of Defense were the first large organisations to embrace Ashton’s model of tracking inventory using tagging, RFID, and the Internet of Things.
2012
IoT goes smart A pilot programme called ‘Smart City Switzerland’ brought representatives from universities, businesses, and public administration together to discuss new ideas for the urban environment. ‘Smart City Switzerland’ has over sixty projects underway, supporting new scientific partnerships and innovation.
