Iot in Logistics Is the Next Big Requirement in India

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On an average the hazards to Indian employees across different sectors range from 0.5 in 1000 to 4-5 in 1000. Most of these hazards to human life can be avoided by simply deploying IoT in machines. Just the fatal accident rate on India’s national Highways has an incidence of 32.6% - many of these belong to the logistics sector (organized and unorganized combined) alone. In the garment industry itself, a study by Indian Journal of Community Medicine reported that there are 2.49 cases of accidents out of every 1000 workers. The numbers in actual hazardous industries would tend to be higher. The same rule of thumb holds true across categories, though the percentage may vary from industry to industry. This can now change. The Internet of Things now gives us in India the opportunity to make working environment much safer for our people.

The Question is How?

For instance, a connected fork lift can actually preemptively inform the warehouse manager of an impending mechanical problem or safety risk. A connected signal can actually inform the police department of genuine signal jumps or over speeding, alerting on ground patrol men of impending potential accidents. A connected valve can potentially save a patients’ life by sending out problem signals in advance. To understand IoT application in Logistics better, it is important to understand the current challenges that ail the modern world of Logistics.