Artificial Intelligence and Education
May 20, 2016
In the developed world (and many parts of the developing world), technology is affecting almost every area of daily life. Yet there is much more it could be doing in one of
Category: Artificial Intelligence
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. 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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Cognitive Computing and the Rise of the Intelligent Enterprise
May 17, 2016
More and more is being written about the need for industrial age organizations to transform themselves into digital enterprises. With the maturation of cognitive computing, organizations can now aspire to go beyond
S&OP: Has Its Time Passed?
May 16, 2016
For nearly three decades, sales & operations planning (S&OP) has been a much discussed topic. Dave Food (@davefood), a supply chain consultant with Prophetic Technology, reminds us of some of the reasons that
Cognitive Computing and Business Process Automation
May 11, 2016
Business executives are always looking for ways to improve their business processes and save money. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) can help. “Robotic process automation mimics human actions associated with a variety of
Transforming the Supply Chain
May 10, 2016
“A high-functioning, flexible and agile supply chain is increasingly critical to business success,” asserts Donna Fritz, Vice President of Marketing & Product Management at TAKE Supply Chain. “Yet,” she notes, “many companies
Artificial Intelligence is Different than Our Intelligence
May 5, 2016
“Sometimes it is perceived as a figment of the far future,” states The Economist. “But artificial intelligence (AI) is today’s great obsession in Silicon Valley.”[1] While science fiction writers and some well-known personalities
Targeted Marketing: Arms Open for Millennials but no Embrace Yet
May 4, 2016
We’ve all seen little figurines with their arms stretched wide standing on a pedestal engraved with “I love you this much.” That’s how I picture chief marketing officers when the subject of
Manufacturing’s Symbiotic Relationship with Technology
April 27, 2016
A million years ago manufacturing was a very personal business. Individuals constructed their own tools and weapons. Those items, however, represented the latest technologies available to mankind. People who possessed them had
Privacy Remains One of the Greatest Big Data Concerns
April 26, 2016
“Big Data? Big problems,” writes Maurice Lévy, chairman and chief executive of Publicis Groupe. “With each hack, leak, and act of piracy and sabotage, we grow more aware that the performance of
Cognitive Process Automation™ is needed in the Cognitive Era
April 25, 2016
“The automation of knowledge work will be this decade’s engine of growth,” according to the Institute for Robotic Process Automation (IRPA).[1] The Institute goes on to state, “By freeing up human labor
