Happy New Year 2018
January 1, 2018
It’s entirely fitting this New Year begins on a Monday. Although Sunday is the official start of the week, for most working people Monday marks the beginning of the work week. Other
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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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Trends & Predictions 2018: Retail
December 29, 2017
An apocalypse is generally not a good thing. Originally, the word referred to a disclosure of knowledge or a revelation. Christian apocalypses, however, most often revealed predictions about the end of the
Digital Consumers are Driving Digital Supply Chain Transformation
December 28, 2017
The 2017 holiday season once again highlighted the increasing role the digital path to purchase is playing in the retail arena. Albert Chiang, Oracle’s Director of Product Marketing, insists this shift in
Trends & Predictions 2018: Technology
December 27, 2017
Technology covers an enormous range of things; far too many things to be covered in a single article. Nevertheless, it’s interesting to see what kinds of technologies pundits predict will change the
Trends & Predictions 2018: Technology Artificial Intelligence
December 26, 2017
For decades analysts have predicted the eventual development of artificial general intelligence (i.e., sentient machines). Nevertheless, that achievement continues to elude the scientific community. In the meantime, the world has discovered the
The Man Who Inspired Gift-giving at Christmas
December 25, 2017
Children around the world awakened this Christmas morn hoping Santa Claus had left them a gift. Not all of those children know where Santa came from (before he moved to the North
What is STEM Education and Where is It Headed?
December 22, 2017
Veracity, intellect, and logic are currently being assaulted in places where they should be championed. To ensure a better future for our children, we must strive to teach them how to think
Time to Reflect on Supply Chain Risk Management
December 21, 2017
Traditionally, the end of the calendar year is a time for reflection about past events and for contemplating about the year ahead. Risk management professionals have a lot to think about this
Automated Grocery Stores
December 20, 2017
One fixture in almost all movies about the old west was the general store — the predecessor to the modern grocery store. Inside those one-stop shopping enterprises you would find plain-dressed women
Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century
December 19, 2017
Corporate social responsibility is an interesting topic. Skeptics dismiss the topic as a corporate public relations stunt and some investors see it as pit into which resources are poured without any noticeable
