Senzorna tehnologija postaje sve jeftinija, bežični internet sve brži i pristupačniji, a mogućnosti obrade podataka rastu. To su razlozi razvoja koncepta „internet stvari“ (IoT) koji se ubrzano počinje primjenjivati kako u kućanstvima, pametnim gradovima, lukama i sl. tako i u poslovnim i logističkim aktivnostima. Koncept „internet stvari“ podrazumijeva povezivanje različitih fizičkih objekata (uređaja) putem interneta. U ovom radu ispitan je učinak i važnost koncepta IoT na organizaciju distribucijskih sustava i logistiku kao djelatnost. Analiziran je utjecaj pametnih uređaja na fizičku distribuciju, automatizaciju poslovanja, praćenje i mjerenje operativnih učinaka u logistici, predviđanje, analizu podataka te na troškove organizacije distribucijskih sustava.

Sensing technology is becoming cheaper, wireless communications are faster and more available and possibilities of data analytics are getting more sophisticated. Those are the main reasons of ever increasing adaptation of the concept of Internet of Things into households, smart cities, ports, business and logistics activities as well. Internet of Things can be understood as a concept of connecting different physical object that are everywhere around people via wireless connection technologies in order to communicate with each other and with people. In this paper, impact and importance of IoT onto the organization of distribution of goods and logistics as an industry has been examined. Paper analyses the impact of smart devices onto physical distribution, automation of businesses, tracking and measuring of operational efficiency in logistics, predicting, analyzing data and costs of organizing distribution systems.