Piracy on the Freeways
December 20, 2011
You read a lot these days about piracy on the high seas; but, you read relatively little about what could be considered piracy on the freeways. Earlier this year, with food prices
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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Emerging Markets and the Supply Chain
December 19, 2011
Emerging market countries have been on an economic roller coaster over the past couple of years. Analysts continue to insist, however, that the world’s economic future rests on the shoulders of a
Supply Chain Management Education, Part 2
December 16, 2011
Part 1 of this two-part series discussed the rising interest in Supply Chain Management (SCM) education. In this post, I’ll discuss what a few supply chain professionals believe needs to be done
Supply Chain Management Education, Part 1
December 15, 2011
Some interesting articles and posts have been written recently about supply chain management (SCM) education. Victoria Taylor is even bold enough to ask if supply chain management is “the next big thing.”
Supply Chain Innovation, Part 2
December 14, 2011
In Part 1 of this two-part series on supply chain innovation, I discussed the importance of networking, collaboration, and culture. Also in that post, I cited Steve Hall who talked about the
Supply Chain Innovation, Part 1
December 13, 2011
Dustin Mattison, founder of www.dustinmattison.com, indicates that his passion “lies in harnessing the power of the Internet to affect change in businesses ranging from a size of one to hundreds.” His blog
The “Big Data” Dialogues, Part 10
December 12, 2011
This is the final segment of a 10-part series on big data. That does not mean, however, that I won’t discuss big data in future posts. The series was intended to provide
Dynamic Collaboration: Inside and Out
December 9, 2011
Lucy Tesseras, writes, “Supply chain collaboration has long been talked about as the next big thing, yet more often than not it remains a boardroom discussion rather than an operational reality.” [“Dangerous
Update on the Shipping Industry
December 8, 2011
As we look forward to 2012, a glut of shipping capacity may be good news for customers and bad news for carriers. The editorial staff at Supply Chain Digest reports, “The large
SAP Heads for the Cloud
December 7, 2011
One of the first groups that attempted to deal with the problem of integrating incompatible data included five former IBM employees – Dietmar Hopp, Hans-Werner Hector, Hasso Plattner, Klaus Tschira, and Claus
