This is an open access book. The book starts with an introductory IoT overview related to its
selected scope of applications. There is no doubt that digitalization solutions from Industry
4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) can be perceived as excellent candidate strategies capable
of handling the above-stated issues concerning measurements and transparency. However IoT
tools themselves can provide appropriate data only while their efficient integration and
application are possible using a dedicated onboarding platform only. To settle this issue the
book undertakes the problem of modern IoT onboarding platforms for the advanced applications
pertaining to manufacturing and logistics. In particular instead of deliberating about a
possible hypothetic platforms an existing and efficient one is employed which is called
KIS.ME. KIS.ME (Keep It Simple. Manage Everything) is a complete IoT solution for a simple
integration in manufacturing and logistics. It is composed of a set of hardware devices
(KIS.BOX KIS.IO and KIS.LIGHT) which are intuitively integrated with the cloud platform
called KIS.MANAGER. Moreover the entire platform is an open one and hence it enables
communication with external services using KIS.API architecture. The application range of
KIS.ME is extensive. This is due to the intuitive implementation and visualization of a
user-defined key performance indicators (KPIs) which constitute effective optimization
measures. Thus the potential areas of application of KIS.ME are e.g. manufacturing
warehouse management and logistics. Indeed triggering and or ordering various tasks can be
immediately and efficiently implemented with KIS.ME. Such an approach translates directly to
the savings of the time and energy. Subsequently a gradual introduction to KIS.ME platform is
presented which constitutes the base for further advanced applications including logistics
control and maintenance of various processes. Finally the potential of KIS.API communication
framework is utilized for an efficient communication with external services.
