The Future of Smart Cities
November 23, 2016
There is a lot of discussion about smart cities and how a city can earn the “smart city” label. Most of those discussions focus on technology and how it can be used
Enterra Insights
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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7 Habits of a Highly Effective Risk Management Professional
November 22, 2016
“Over the past 5 years, supply chain risk management has moved onto the radar of the C-level,” write analysts from Legacy Supply Chain Services, “especially in industry segments like retail, cpg &
Globalization Still Needed to Bring Millions out of Poverty
November 21, 2016
“Globalization’s opponents in the emerging markets and developing countries have been joined by tens of millions in the advanced countries,” writes Joseph E. Stiglitz (@JosephEStiglitz), a Nobel laureate and a professor at
STEM Education and Skills Development
November 18, 2016
When I and a few colleagues founded The Project for STEM Competitiveness, we had in mind both the competitiveness of the students and the competitiveness of the nation. We want to help
Digital Supply Chains Can Make the World Less Frightening
November 17, 2016
Pundits toss around a lot of names for times in which we live — the Computer Age, the Information Age, the Digital Age, etc. Whatever you want to call the era in
Clay Christensen: At the Intersection of Innovation and Targeted Marketing
November 16, 2016
Have you ever heard of job theory (or the Theory of Jobs to Be Done)? In the coming years, it may become as familiar to you as the phrase “disruptive innovation.” Both
Process Automation and the Elimination of “Swivel Chair” Work
November 15, 2016
“Robotic process automation software is having a moment,” writes Linda Tucci (@LTucci), “despite there being a good deal of confusion about what the term refers to.”[1] Tucci offers this definition of robotic
The Digital Enterprise and Beyond
November 14, 2016
“In today’s economy,” writes IBM CEO Ginni Rometty (@GinniRometty), “we are seeing companies, business models, products, and processes undergoing major transformation. Enterprises and governments are rapidly ‘becoming digital’ as they seek to
Veterans Day 2016
November 11, 2016
One of the bitterest U.S. presidential elections ever held is now over; but, the divisiveness it fomented will likely linger for a generation or more. That’s why this Veterans Day might be
Jobs Sustainability: Being Nice Helps You Keep Your Job
November 10, 2016
“When once the forms of civility are violated,” Samuel Johnson once wrote, “there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.” We can only hope he was incorrect in that assertion.
