AI EU Oh!
May 20, 2021
Professionals in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are keenly aware of recent moves by the European Union (EU) to regulate how and when AI can be used throughout Europe. In late
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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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Progress Report on the Digital Supply Chain
May 19, 2021
For years supply chain consultants have urged companies to digitize their supply chains. As supply chains have lengthened and become more complex, digitization has been viewed as a way to reduce paperwork
The Invisible Hand and the Digital Enterprise
May 18, 2021
At a time when conspiracy theories result in all sorts of crazy notions and actions, I hesitate to write about an “invisible hand” — it sounds so full of mystery and intrigue.
Stressing the Consumer in CPG
May 17, 2021
Among other changes the COVID-19 pandemic wrought on the business landscape, was how consumers made their purchases and what they bought. Prior to the pandemic, consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers
The New Age of Online Commerce
May 14, 2021
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on ecommerce is well documented. In the United Kingdom, reports Fiona Briggs, Editor of Retail Times, “Online sales in the retail sector saw five years of
Targeted Marketing in the New Apple iOS Era
May 13, 2021
Consumers are becoming more skeptical about efforts to track their virtual activities. As a result, governments continue to pass laws and regulations dealing with how organizations can gather, store, and use personal
Artificial Intelligence Performs Important Roles in Customer Experience
May 12, 2021
The blossoming “experience economy” suffered a major disruption due to the COVID-19 crisis. Amusement parks closed, theaters were shuttered, and travel was curtailed. At the same time, remote work flourished and isolation
Pipeline Cyberattack Underscores Supply Chain Worries
May 11, 2021
By now you’ve probably heard about the ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline — a 5,500-mile-long pipeline that carries approximately 45% of gasoline and diesel fuel from the South to
Cognitive Computing and Complexity
May 10, 2021
Although the majority of us wouldn’t like giving up the technologies we rely on to make life easier, there is always a nagging feeling that a simpler life would make us happier.
The Supply Chain Links to Blockchain
May 7, 2021
We’ve all heard the saying, “The job’s not over until the paperwork is done.” Often the saying is attached to a cartoon showing someone sitting on a toilet reaching for the toilet
