Small Business: Good or Bad?
April 3, 2012
Last November I discussed two diverse views about big business in a post entitled Big Business: Good or Bad? Venture capitalist Luke Johnson took a rather dim view of big business. He
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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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Intelligence: Artificial or Not
April 2, 2012
Self-anointed gadfly Steve Davis entered into an interesting (and heated) exchange about the nature of intelligence following a blog post he published entitled The Intelligence Paradox. [Science 2.0, 4 March 2012] His
Innovation: The Legacy of Bell Labs
March 30, 2012
Jon Gertner has received some good press for his recently released book entitled The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation. Individuals younger than the Baby Boom generation
Latest Developments Aimed at Improving Truck Operating Costs
March 29, 2012
In a couple of previous posts [Reducing the Operating Costs of Truck Transportation and Update: Reducing the Operating Costs of Truck Transportation], I discussed a number of efforts aimed at reducing truck
Preparing for Catastrophes, Part 2 — Planning
March 28, 2012
Robert J. Bowman, managing editor of SupplyChainBrain, writes, “You have to empathize with anyone who’s responsible for managing the risks that accompany global supply chains. One moment you’re preparing for the spread
Preparing for Catastrophes, Part 1 — People
March 27, 2012
An article written by the British-based Business Continuity Institute and published in SupplyChainBrain, reports that a survey conducted the BCI determined that “the sources of supply chain failure are deeply rooted.” [“Supply
Risk Management: Arming Yourself with Information
March 26, 2012
Writing about supply chain disruptions caused by deliberate cyber attacks, Adrian Gonzalez, rhetorically asked, “Is a 9/11-like cyber attack a low probability, high impact supply chain risk?” [“The Next 9/11: The Risk
Information Age Irony: Books Going Out of Print
March 23, 2012
“After 244 years,” writes Julie Bosman, “the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print.” [“After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses,” New York Times, 14 March 2012] She reports, “In an
Big Data: Getting to Know You
March 22, 2012
There has been a lot of discussion in the news lately about privacy concerns associated with the collection, storage, and analysis of Big Data. The latest brouhaha resulted from the revelation that
Apple’s Supplier Strategy Aims at Reducing Risks
March 21, 2012
Apple’s supply chain has certainly received a lot of attention over the past few years. It has been recognized for its excellence and criticized for its shortcomings. Despite the laurels that have
