In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. 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.
Big data remains a big deal. Why? Because data is being generated at rate that would astonish previous generations. “From the earliest starting point of time until 2003,” observes Priya Dialani (@priyadialani),
In the classic, science fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, an emotionless, artificial general intelligence (AGI) computer named HAL 9000 murders a crewmember named Frank Poole because HAL learned Frank was planning
The Digital Era, characterized by oceans of data generated at historical rates, is different from past eras. That’s why attempts to adjust to this new era using traditional methods are unlikely to
Just over a year ago, Google announced it planned on stopping the use of third-party cookies in Chrome before 2022 — a move similar to what Apple did with its Safari browser
The late philosopher Eric Hoffer and the late business guru Peter Drucker shared a common belief about the difficulty of predicting the future. Hoffer wrote, “The only way to predict the future
America is one of the globe’s richest countries; yet, its infrastructure is aging and crumbling. For a score of years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has awarded a grade of
The pandemic ushered in a season of remote work and isolation. For some people it’s been very trying. Many people have become bored. It even drove some people to drink more. NPR
Today is the day set aside to send the gullible on “fools’ errands” to find things like a left-handed screwdriver, a board stretcher, a can of striped paint, a jar of elbow
Rising nationalism, the protectionism it spawned, and the coronavirus pandemic forced many companies to reexamine their global supply chains. Even before protectionism and pandemic were considerations, I argued that globalization is evolving
The first lesson supply chain professionals learned at the outset of the pandemic was the importance of resilience. The second lesson was equally important — supply chains must be agile. A global