Logistics is one of the most important application fields of Internet of Things technology, which is the basis of intelligent logistics. As a pillar industry of national economic development, logistics industry must rely on the comprehensive application of Internet of Things technology to achieve further development, meet the increasingly high logistics demand and realize intelligent logistics.
The Internet of Things is an intelligent network system that realizes goods interconnection, information exchange and communication, and intelligent identification, positioning, tracking, monitoring and management through various sensing devices, RFID technology, video recognition technology, infrared sensing, global positioning system, laser scanner and other information sensing devices according to the agreed agreement.
According to the market analysis company Gartner, by 2020, the number of networked devices excluding PCs, tablets and smart phones will reach 26 billion, and the market size of the Internet of Things will reach 1.9 trillion US dollars.
Logistics industry is the most important application field of Internet of Things. As the foundation of intelligent logistics, the Internet of Things is being widely used with the rapid development of logistics industry, and the market space is huge.
For example, in the field of intelligent warehousing, Amazon, JD.COM, Cainiao, Suning and other escalating warehousing systems are the best applications of the Internet of Things; In intelligent distribution and the whole supply chain, relying on the Internet of Things technology can make the whole logistics process transparent and visual, product traceability management and intelligent distribution, laying the foundation for the realization of smart supply chain and smart logistics.