China and Innovation
August 17, 2012
Over the past couple of years a number of articles about innovation in China have been written. The reason for this interest might be the fact that “between 2006 and 2009, the
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Month: August 2012
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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Market Driven Supply Chains
August 16, 2012
I suspect that many (if not most) readers of this blog know that supply chain analyst Lora Cecere has started a new company called Supply Chain Insights. One of the first reports
Technology in the Aisles
August 15, 2012
Manufacturers try almost anything they can to get shoppers to pay attention to the products they offer on store shelves. For example, “marketers know vintage clothes and retro art sell well. Now,
Making the Web More Intelligent
August 14, 2012
About a year and a half ago, Steve Lohr wrote, “When problems are nuanced or ambiguous, or require combining varied sources of information, computers are no match for human intelligence.” [“Aiming to
Pallet Problems
August 13, 2012
Last December I wrote a blog about pallets and assumed it would be the last time I discussed the subject (see Pallets and the Supply Chain). In that post, I noted that
Google’s Knowledge Graph Brings Semantic Web a Step Closer
August 10, 2012
This past May Google quietly introduced the world to its “Knowledge Graph.” Gary Marcus writes, “In the short-term, Knowledge Graph will not make a big difference in your world. … But what’s
Risk Management: The Ides of August
August 9, 2012
Nat King Cole used to sing about “those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” and concluded, “You’ll wish that summer could always be here.” Andrew Roberts is not so sure that world
"Winning" Companies Improve Supply Chain Visibility
August 8, 2012
In American Shipper‘s third annual International Transportation Management Benchmark Study, author James Blaeser asserts that the best international transportation management (ITM) companies (whom he calls “the winners”) meet three key criteria. These
Rising Concern about Cargo Thefts
August 7, 2012
According to an article published in Supply Chain Standard, in 2011, “the United States, Mexico, Brazil and other South American countries reported substantial increases in [cargo] theft.” [“Cargo theft rates increase,” 23
Beyond QR Codes: Augmented Reality Shopping
August 6, 2012
Back in March 2012, Alex Cocotas reported that a new study from Nielsen, estimated that “just under half of American mobile subscribers (49.7 percent) are smartphone users.” [“U.S. Smartphone Penetration Hits 50
