The Flavors of Christmas
December 24, 2019
Mel Torme’s “The Christmas Song” reminds us that “chestnuts roasting on an open fire” and “a turkey and some mistletoe … help to make the season bright.” Most people enjoy the holiday
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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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The Digital Transformation Journey
December 23, 2019
As a new year approaches, thoughts often turn to how we would like to see things change. Many business executives will undoubtedly contemplate how their organizations are going to change in response
Companies Need AI: Understand What You are Getting
December 20, 2019
Jonathan Vanian (@JonathanVanian) reports, “Artificial intelligence is so important for business success, executives said in a new survey, that most of them fear their companies will fail without it.”[1] At the same
Decision Making in the Digital Age
December 19, 2019
Good decisions lead to good outcomes — or as the late Mahatma Gandhi once stated, “The future depends on what you do today.” Every day corporate leaders are required to make an
Artificial Intelligence: Where Are We Now?
December 18, 2019
The term “artificial intelligence” (AI) invokes both hope and fear. The hope is AI will help us solve challenges like global warming, cancer, and feeding the world. The fear is AI will
Targeted Marketing: To Infinity … and Beyond
December 17, 2019
On a clear night in the countryside, you can look up and see a star-studded sky. As impressive as the night sky can be, the Hubble telescope has opened our eyes to
You Can’t Play Ostrich with Supply Chain Risks
December 16, 2019
The late George Alfred Carman, a leading English barrister, once stated of an acquaintance, “He behaved like an ostrich and put his head in the sand, thereby exposing his thinking parts.”[1] Companies
21st Century Marketing with Artificial Intelligence
December 13, 2019
American serial entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell (@NolanBushnell), founder of Atari, the Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater chain and numerous other businesses, notes, “Today, companies have to radically revolutionize themselves every few years
Manufacturers, Technology, and the Digital Age
December 12, 2019
Manufacturers have historically found themselves at the cutting edge of technological advances. The term “industrial revolution” pays homage to this fact. It’s surprising, then, to read stories encouraging manufacturers to jump aboard
Machine Learning: The Hardest Part is Getting Started
December 11, 2019
Data is now considered the world’s most valuable resource — displacing oil for that title. Unlike oil, whose supply is diminishing, the pool of data grows every second of every day. The
