California has experienced unusual weather throughout its 169 year history, but more recently the most populous U.S. state has seen widespread droughts and severe wind. This has caused utility companies to take proactive measures to prevent wildfires - another issue this state is no stranger to. Drought and wind contribute to starting wildfires, leading to the difficult decision of cutting off power for customers.

Written by SmartSense | February 18, 2020 | Pharmacy Safety, Food Safety, Connected Facility, Supply Chain

There was once a large grocery chain with over 1,000 retail locations who wanted to improve its business. Competition was growing, labor costs were increasing, and they needed to operate more intelligently than they had previously. Leadership was frustrated with the limited visibility they had into store operations. Management was frustrated with the time employees spent on routine, non-customer facing activities....

Written by SmartSense | September 25, 2019 | Pharmacy Safety, Food Safety, Connected Facility, Supply Chain

The less-than-truckload (LTL) industry has been experiencing very strong growth, driven in part by the manufacturing sector in addition to robust retail and e-commerce sectors. They need LTL carriers to transport smaller shipments for last-mile and middle-mile logistics to distribution centers. Last year, some experts touted economic conditions in the transportation marketplace as producing the strongest LTL market...

Written by SmartSense | August 28, 2019 | Connected Facility

Last week we held our exclusive 2019 Digi Global IoT Conference to bring together a select group of executives and industry leaders. We immersed our customers in the latest IoT technology and networking trends, connected them with the most progressive minds in IoT, and shared product updates and new developments.

Written by SmartSense | June 13, 2019 | Pharmacy Safety, Food Safety, Connected Facility, Supply Chain

The retail industry has seen radical swings in recent years, with the most significant being the invention of the internet, but more specifically, the birth of Amazon and other successful online retailers. To combat this change, retailers across the world have mobilized their operations to offer previously unreasonable shipping times for their products. McKinsey & Company summarizes this idea well:

Written by SmartSense | May 28, 2019 | Connected Facility, Supply Chain

"In the freight industry, the year-round produce that we enjoy impacts the supply and demand for trucks, affects capacity, and freight rates as well," writes FreightWaves Market Expert Michael Crosby on their website. "Strawberries and lettuce from California, tomatoes and oranges from Florida or grapefruit and pecans from Texas definitely influence the freight markets, but there’s more than inland transportation...

Written by SmartSense | March 20, 2019 | Food Safety, Connected Facility, HACCP, Supply Chain