Rebranding Your Company
October 17, 2011
Today, my company, Enterra Solutions®, LLC, officially announced the launch of its new web site and a new slogan, “Welcome to the mind of Enterra.” The new web site is first step
Enterra Insights
Month: October 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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Corporate Disease and Darwinism
October 14, 2011
Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Luke Johnson believes that large corporations, despite having a favorable business landscape, fail to capitalize on the advantages they have been given. “They have virtually all the assets
RFID Tagging and the Bottom Line
October 13, 2011
Often, when the subject of RFID tags is raised, the first thought that comes to mind is increased costs. After all, RFID tags still aren’t as cheap as printed barcodes. In a
Supply Chain Transformation
October 12, 2011
Earlier this year, Primark, the fastest growing fast-fashion retailer in Europe, was named “winner of the Retail category in the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. … Last year, Gordon Colborn, chairman of
C-Level Supply Chain Executives
October 11, 2011
Half a dozen years ago Lisa Harrington wrote, “Logistics and supply chain management continue to grow in stature within the corporate world. But merely gaining visibility in the boardroom doesn’t make logistics
Building a Healthy Supply Chain
October 10, 2011
Although Sue Gillman, Partner and Co-owner of Aveus, a global strategy & operational change firm, believes that Gartner is good at identifying top supply chain performers in its Gartner Supply Chain Top
Update on Somali Piracy
October 7, 2011
At the moment, Somalia is known for three things: dysfunction, starvation, and piracy. The world has basically ignored Somalia’s internal dysfunction, struggled to deal with its famine, and has only taken half-measures
Simulations and the Supply Chain
October 6, 2011
A recent article in The Economist magazine talked about the increasing use of computer models and simulations to make political forecasts. [“Game theory in practice,” 3 September 2011]. The article begins: “Bruce
To Survive the Current Economic Malaise Retailers Should Try a Little Customer Service
October 5, 2011
Milind Mody, founder and CEO of eBrandz, an Indian search marketing company, writes about a small, but very demanding, customer that his company dealt with when it was first getting established. Apparently,
Building a “Learning Supply Chain”
October 4, 2011
As supply chains become increasingly global and integrated, information systems need greater agility to manage the resulting complexity and the need to act in real-time or near-real-time. Companies are asking for technologies
