a frozen-food factory needs to monitor temperatures on machines, check inventory of supplies, and provide sensors on lights and doors. what should the factory do to address these needs?

The factory should install devices that utilize edge computing.

Why edge computing fits this scenario

Edge devices (smart sensors and controllers placed directly on or near equipment) can:

• Monitor temperatures on machines in real time and trigger alerts if they drift out of safe ranges.
• Track inventory of supplies with smart shelves, RFID readers, and barcode scanners that update stock levels locally and then sync to central systems.
• Control and sense lights and doors with IoT sensors (motion, contact, and light sensors) that respond immediately for safety and energy efficiency.

Because computation happens at the “edge” (on the factory floor rather than only in a distant cloud or data center), the system:

• Reacts faster to issues like temperature spikes or unauthorized door openings.
• Continues operating even if the network connection is slow or briefly unavailable.
• Reduces the amount of raw data that must be sent over the network, improving overall efficiency.

So, among options like “improve the latency over the wireless network” versus “install devices that utilize edge computing,” the correct action to address all these monitoring and sensing needs is to deploy edge-computing devices across the factory.