Introduction of IOT Technology in a Logistic System for High-End Wine Sales

Abstract:

The phenomenal growth of the economy of China and dramatically improved living standards, together with a population of over 1.3 billion, have activated the domestic wine business greatly and also helped make the wine become a part of daily diet in some developed regions or cities in China. However, due to the notorious business ethics, the loose business management and relatively poor governance of related administrative agencies, the authenticity and the quality of the delivered wine is uncertain for most cases. The present situation of wine sales not only may put the customers’ health in jeopardy, but also causes the financial loss for customers. Here we develop a management system for wine sales using the IOT technology. The system aims at ensuring the authenticity of wines and helping streamline the wine sales. Through slight modification this management system can also be used for sales of other luxuries of which the authenticity is the key concern for customers.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 605-607)
• Pages: 549-552
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.605-607.549
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Hua Dong Zhao*, Guo Ning Liu, Qian Qian Guo, Sheng Gang Ma, Ying Tie, Cheng Li
• Keywords: Internet of Things (IOT), Logistic, Management, Sales System

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