Management Essay: Management Information Systems

Management Information Systems (Business Case 1.2): The Internet of Things Comes to the NFL
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Management Information Systems (Business Case 1.2): The Internet of Things Comes to the NFL
1 Why NFL equipped players with RFID tags
* Identify each player while playing
* Record the distance of each player
* Record real-time speed and acceleration of the players
* Mark the direction each player is facing on the field
2 Factors for the success of IoT initiative at NFL
* Zebra Technologies, a tech partner of NFL was renowned for manufacturing RFID smart label encoders/printers and other information systems before embarking on the IoT projects.
* Later, Zebra worked on MotionWorks Sports Solution that served as a major boost to the IoT initiative in NFL (Olavsrud, 2015).
* NFL was the main target for Zebra’s RFID tags. Over 2000 players and 18 different stadiums were equipped with the tags
* The superior tech...