Looking Ahead in Science
December 1, 2010
The end of the year is always an interesting time. In addition to the holiday excitement it brings, the end of the year also causes people to reflect on both the past
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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Building Credibility and Trust When Starting a Business
November 30, 2010
Raman Kumar, vice-chairman and chief executive officer of an Indian healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) business called CBaySystem, wrote this about entrepreneurs: “Dictionary definitions are rather clinical at best. No soft side
Better Hospital Management — Better Health Care
November 29, 2010
In a post entitled Hospitals and Supply Chains, I discussed cost savings and improved patient care resulting from better planning and management in progressive hospitals. A study conducted by researchers from the London
Fears Grow Concerning Possible Food Price Increases
November 26, 2010
The Thanksgiving holiday in America is celebrated in November following the harvesting of crops and before the onset of winter. It seems like a good time to reflect on the global food
Happy Thanksgiving 2010
November 25, 2010
Edward Sandford Martin once wrote, “Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.” Today in America, we
Making a Call from Mount Everest
November 24, 2010
Conservative business analyst Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., asserts, “Except for computers and the Internet, the idea that we’re experiencing rapid technological progress is a myth.” [“Technology = Salvation,” Wall Street Journal, 9
Beyond Being a Start-Up
November 23, 2010
Every entrepreneur begins a new endeavor with dreams of success. Some entrepreneurs, however, never ask themselves what success will look like. Everyone has his or her own idea of what success looks
Corruption Around the World
November 22, 2010
In numerous past posts that focused on development, I have stressed that progress can seldom be made when a country is weighed down by corruption. Corruption is perhaps the single most corrosive
An Update on Microfinance
November 19, 2010
Having written a number of posts concerning the benefits and pitfalls of microfinance, I continue to monitor the subject with some interest. Muhammad Yunus, who is credited with developing the microfinance sector,
Two Views on the Future of RFID Tags
November 18, 2010
Back in August of this year, I wrote a post entitled RFID Tags: Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going. The overall message of that post was that the future of RFID
