Dr Chris Caplice, MIT Gave a Talk on Internet of Things (IoT) at MISI

05 Apr 17

Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director of MIT-CTL, gave an industry talk as part of MISI’s Distinguished Speaker Series on 30th March. The talk titled, The Voice of the Machine: Internet of Things (IoT) and the Service Supply Chain, was well attended by MISI students and industry guests. In his talk, Dr Caplice explained how the emergence of IoT capabilities is changing the way supply chains are designed and managed.

He also touched on a project that uses sensor data and automated diagnostics test from remotely deployed machines to improve inventory management. He also explained a trend where the value of services is gaining more prominence in today’s world, than the core product being sold.