Smart Cities and their Potential Impact on Supply Chains

By Carol Miller, MHI Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Heard the term “Smart City” yet?

In researching the 2017 MHI Annual Industry Report, to be released on April 5 at ProMat 2017, Deloitte Consulting’s Patrick Salemme was surprised to discover that 47 percent of the more than 1,100 survey respondents (all manufacturing and supply chain professionals) were aware of the concept.

“Further, of that 50 percent, 6 percent reported they are already planning, investing and collaborating to develop capabilities within their supply chains that leverage Smart City technologies,” he notes.0

If you’re among the 50 percent of manufacturing and supply chain professionals as yet unaware of Smart Cities, you can expect to be hearing more about them.

What exactly is a Smart City? It’s a vision for the future wherein multiple information and communication devices and technologies are securely integrated with Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled solutions in order to better manage a city and its assets, says Bruce Stubbs, director of supply chain marketing at MHI member Honeywell Safety & Productivity Solutions.

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