The new wave of technologies that are in high demand at the moment? IoT, AI, Big Data, security, new programming paradigms. Using data and digitalization to make assets and shipping operations more efficient is the challenge that IoT undertakes for the years to come.
Visibility VS intelligent decision making
IoT sensors are integrated into almost everything in the shipping era, which means they collect everything. But how shipping operators know where to focus and determine what data is the right data to collect? The challenge of this is: shipping organizations are not accustomed to thinking in this way, they don’t know how to use the data but they know they must modernize and digitize their business or they will be left behind.
Ways for IoT to succeed in shipping industry
The success of IoT requires standardization of data acquisition, data communication, data storage and data handling, as well as a thorough data screening and qualification process,” says Mathias Steck, Executive Vice President and Regional Manager, Digital Hub, Asia, DNV GL. “It needs the sound subject matter expertise of human beings to properly interpret input and output and qualify the process.”
IoT today: the 4 “Abouts”
- It is all about Culture: To transform your organizational culture and to be well positioned to be competitive you need to focus on delivering technology to deliver a solution.
- It is all about Data; what data is collected, when it is collected, the context of these data and how your organization will be able to leverage them to inform its strategy. This data can drive operational excellence through new, more efficient work flows and/or intrinsic data enabling workforce to make better decisions in context and the time of need.
- It is all about strategy: You collected a lot of data but, then what? To make the most of your data you should organize or invest in systems to be able to leverage that data. Your personnel needs and expects more data. Data strategies are key to success; they derive better experiences for both shipping organizations and personnel ashore and onboard.
- It is all about integration: The transition from a shipping organization that carries a silo mentality into an integrated one is of high importance in the IoT era. Set priorities, management style, systems, organizational structure and successfully mesh them with external characteristics including the company’s mission or business model, input and output, the economy, technology, political factors, social factors and industry stakeholders.
By leveraging IoT solutions you have the kind of information you:
- understand much more about your organization
- deliver new frictionless experiences
- understand workflows
- have better resource management
- obtain operational excellence with the insights gained from the data
After all, IoT is a path towards better efficiency and fighting environmental problems as well as urbanization. Although the “unemployment ratios VS new job openings” issue is still under discussion, one thing is sure; IoT and the subsequent AI are here to make our lives and workplaces more comfortable.
