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 and Chase Johannsen are active editors of this blog.
Business experts continue to insist that, in the current era, companies must transform into digital enterprises or risk going out of business. What does that really mean? Depending on the economic sector
I have often quoted Bain analysts, Michael C. Mankins and Lori Sherer, who stated, “The best way to understand any company’s operations is to view them as a series of decisions.”[1] They added, “We know
“There is no denying it,” writes the staff at Easy Communication & Technology, “competitiveness moves the market. … But just as it stimulates, it also requires companies to come up with strategies
“We live in a world of rapid transformation,” writes Hischam El-Agamy, Executive Director at IMD, “a world where digital disruption and megatrends are affecting all industries.”[1] One of those megatrends is the
Loads of uncertainty surround this year’s holiday shopping season. This ambiguity is motivating some economists to label the near-term economy a bit of a “meh.” The Oxford Languages Dictionary defines “meh” as
Correlations can be interesting, even enlightening; however, scientists understand that correlation isn’t the same thing as causation. To highlight that point, Tyler Vigen, a Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), created a
Princeton, NJ – Enterra Solutions, the leader in autonomous value-chain optimization, planning, and decision-making solutions, and The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), one of the largest chocolate producers in the world, have announced
According to McKinsey & Company partners, Daniel Aminetzah and Nicolas Denis, the world could be facing a significant food crisis in the near future. They explain, “The pandemic. Supply chain strains. Climatic
Civilization has always moved forward on the backs of laborers (i.e., the people who actually do the work that makes society function). From the great manmade wonders of the ancient world to
The labels “genius” and “visionary” are too often bestowed on people who are not worthy of those titles. That was not the case with my good friend and mentor Douglas Bruce Lenat
