Enterra Insights

Month: June 2011

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.

Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.

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How Safe is Our Food?

The recent Escherichia coli (or E. coli) outbreak that killed dozens and sickened thousands of people in Europe has once again stirred debate about the safety of the world’s food supply and

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Free Shipping: Pros and Cons

An employee of mine recently ordered replacement batteries online for the cordless phones in his home. He found a site that sold the batteries for $4.64 each, which sounded like a much

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Big Data Supply Chains

Supply chains come in all shapes and sizes. Supply chain complexity increases as it becomes larger or more geographically extended or more data intensive. Lora Cecere, a partner at Altimeter Group, recently

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Supply Chain Evolution and Transformation

In a post entitled On the Bandwagon: Supply Chain Orchestration, among other discussed topics was Gartner’s Four-Stage Maturity Model. The model (shown in the figure below) defines maturity in terms of organizational

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The Resilience of Somaliland

About once a year, something comes along that draws my attention to Somalia. This year it was piracy [see my post entitled Shiver Me Timbers — A New Age of Piracy]. In

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