Part of the show chatter had to do with the evolution of the IoT, the industry's latest cocktail reception
buzz term. Just imagine billions of physical devices around the world--from your refrigerator, to your car, to the automation systems running your DCs--all connected to the Internet, collecting and sharing data.
A
buzz term in industry and business is the circular economy - the idea of long-lasting design, repairing, reusing and recycling rather than making and then throwing away.
"Social determinants of health" may be the latest popular
buzz term in healthcare, yet there are leading hospitals, medical groups, and health systems, as well as accountable care organizations (ACOs) and health insurers, moving forward with efforts to identify the upstream factors that influence patients' health.
A look at the
buzz term "collusion" and what we're really talking about:
"I know'tour-de-force'is a
buzz term thrown around far too often at books.
We make emotional judgements on what we think we know, rather than do know and, when challenged, by, say, science, if it doesn't fit our world view, we dismiss it - hence the modern
buzz term "alternative truth" and the tendency to believe lies written on buses.
"Gluten Free has become a bit of a
buzz term and supermarkets are beginning to increase their ranges suitable for wheat intolerance, and restaurants, too, usually have something on their menu, albeit Hobson's Choice.
Trixie LohMirmand, senior vice president, exhibitions and events management, DWTC, said that the Internet of Things is no longer a futuristic
buzz term. "It is here, it is now and it is already improving our lives."
THERE's a new
buzz term in cancer medicine - taking us light years forwards.