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The Internet of Things (IoT)1 is an emerging global Internet-based information architecture facilitating the exchange of goods and services.2 The IoT has the purpose of providing an IT-infrastructure facilitating the exchange of “things” in a secure and reliable manner, i.e. its function is to overcome the gap between objects in the physical world and their representation in information systems.3 The IoT will serve to increase transparency and enhance the efficiency of global supply chain networks.4
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Weber, R.H., Weber, R. (2010). Introduction. In: Internet of Things. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11710-7_1
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