Big Data Requires Big Talent, Part 1
May 22, 2012
Noting how well the IPO for Splunk Inc., a Big Data company, did on opening day (its shares “soared 109% on its first day of trading”), Ben Rooney remarked, “It seems that
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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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A New Industrial Revolution
May 21, 2012
In the introductory article of a special report on marketing and innovation published in The Economist, the magazine asserts that “digitisation of manufacturing will transform the way goods are made.” [“The third
Dry Bulk Shipping
May 18, 2012
Last February Tim Burt reported that “the Baltic Dry Index, a benchmark that measures the price paid for shipping dry goods, such as iron ore and corn around the world plunged to
Risk Management: Mapping Supply Chain Risks
May 17, 2012
An increasing number of supply chains disruptions over the past couple of years have brought the subject of risk management to the top of many executives’ priority list. Supply chain risk management,
The Battle Against "Showrooming" Continues
May 16, 2012
Last January I wrote a blog about Showrooming and Product Customization that discussed how Target is tired of being used as a showroom for online marketers like Amazon.com. In a letter sent
Big Data and Supply Chain Risk
May 15, 2012
Catherine Bulgar writes, “There’s a risk of trying to assess supply chain risk with too much data, but not enough relevant information.” [“Risk Tools,” Supply Chain Risk Insights, 9 April 2012] I
Supply Chain Visibility: The Search Continues
May 14, 2012
Dan Gilmore, editor-in-chief of Supply Chain Digest, asserts, “Almost like the search for the Holy Grail, the quest for greater visibility has similarly been driving supply chains across the globe for the
Reverse Innovation Continues to Garner Attention
May 11, 2012
I have been discussing the topic of reverse innovation (i.e., innovation coming out of less developed countries into more developed countries) since 2009. That’s when I first heard of an Indian innovation
The Social Supply Chain
May 10, 2012
During an interview with Dustin Mattison, George Ellis, a global supply chain executive at Tyco International, defined the social supply chain as “the application of social media technology across the entire breadth
Customs and Other Cross-Border Cloud Computing Challenges
May 9, 2012
Bill Mongelluzzo, writing in the The Journal of Commerce Sailings, reported, “With dozens of federal agencies having some degree of involvement in the cargo clearance process, importers are crying out for a
