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.
The future of globalization remains a bit of a mystery. Despite overwhelming evidence that globalization has improved the world’s economic fortunes — and raised millions out of poverty — it has been
The world is a mess. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising tensions with China, and increased suppression of democratic voices around the globe have many people wanting to wrap themselves in a
Nearly a quarter century ago, Professor Stanley D. Brunn described the Internet as “the new world” and wondered if it would offer a new geography to humankind. He wrote, “The earliest humans
There has been plenty of bad supply chain news over the past year. At the beginning of the pandemic, some analysts believed the global supply chain was on the verge of breaking.
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
As most adults know, constipation involves the difficult passage of necessary items through the tail end of the body’s supply chain. If you’ve been following the news, you know the world has
In Part One of this two-part article, I discussed many of the arguments raised by proponents and opponents of globalization. Bernice Lee, (@BerniceWLee) Executive Director of the Hoffmann Center for Sustainable Resource
Transition to a new administration in Washington has the world wondering what it means for globalization. Hans-Paul Bürkner, Chairman of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and his colleague, and Arindam Bhattacharya, write,
Although the United States has a mixed history with free trade, following the Second World War, America became the champion of free trade. I. M. Destler, the Saul I. Stern Professor at
Globalization is a topic that can stir fierce emotions in both proponents and opponents. Globalization (or deglobalization) is bound to one of the topics debated during the U.S. Presidential election. Martin Sandbu
