SEVEN EMERGING FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES

Wearables The use of wearables and the cloud enables businesses to track supply chain activity in real time in order to meet customers ’ stringent demands . Supermarkets are pushing suppliers harder than ever to meet stringent traceability , food safety , and quality benchmarks - a situation that looks certain to continue throughout the coming years . Dealing with this pressure is the biggest challenge the industry faces .

Wearable technology also provides substantial benefits for job satisfaction and productivity . Employees who are armed with wearable devices in the workplace , on average , increase their productivity by 8.5 percent and their job satisfaction by 3.5 percent . This is something that has been seen by Matrix as Wickham explains : “ Networks and sensors using near field communication technology are now able to offer insights into employee working conditions , as well as their output . New age monitoring measures can benefit workers and employers alike . Our worker welfare app will have a direct and positive impact on the quality of workers ’ lives , including their job satisfaction , hours and pay .”

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