Today's rapid pace of change is adding complexity to the roles of shippers and their logistics providers, so many 3PLs have evolved from tactical service providers to collaborative partners that take on greater accountability and control. Providers have also increased their technology expectations, and 3PLs are responding with increased capabilities.

MiX Telematics, a provider of fleet and mobile asset-management applications delivered under a software-as-a-service model, has developed a product for tracking valuable assets such as generators, light towers, storage tanks and pumps.

The publication of the Industrial Internet Security Framework by the IIC is a vital early step towards creating security in the Industrial IoT. Strong security becomes increasingly crucial as more and more critical infrastructure becomes connected and remotely controllable.

Aman Aviation & Aerospace Solutions, an Indian aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul company, is using an ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID solution from Dolphin RFID to track the work it provides to customers of its aircraft components. The company is also serving as a reseller for Dolphin RFID's solution so that Aman Aviation's customers can utilize the RFID tags for their own in-house inspections or inventory management.

Retailers have many choices when it comes to RFID reader infrastructure, from handhelds, fixed, POS, overhead and more.