An IoT-based Platform for Automated Customized Shopping in Distributed Environments

Today's manufacturing enterprises often face the challenge of manufacturing highly customized products in small lot sizes. One solution to adapt to the ever-changing demands that increases resources flexibility, lies in the digitization of the manufacturing systems. This work proposes an open and interoperable Internet of Things platform, enhanced by innovative tools and methods that transform them into Cyber-Physical Systems, supporting smart customized shopping, through gathering customers' requirements, adaptive production, and logistics of vending machines replenishment. This platform, exploiting cloud technology capabilities, enables contactless/ cashless payment solutions, smart sensing and control, advanced reporting, as well as ubiquitous data access and visualization. (C) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.