SC Hurdles and the IoT - Connected World

We are just about at the end of the year and readying ourselves to make predictions for the new decade, but before I start to do that, I thought we should look at what's been happening in procurement, supply chain, and how the IoT (Internet of Things) is making an impact on business processes. This past weekend was pretty remarkable for the retail industry. Black Friday sales topped a whopping, $7.4 billion. It's not surprising almost $3 billion of those sales were conducted digitally using a computers, tablets, and smartphones. So just how important is technology in this race to capture consumers and businesses?