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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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Child Labor in the Developing World

Unicef reports that an estimated 158 million children aged 5-14 are engaged in child labor. That represents one in every six children in the world. Everyone agrees that the best place for

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Training, Education, and Development

In my posts about Development-in-a-Box™, I have often written about the importance of investing in human capital as part of the sustainable development process. Brazil is a good case study in this

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Warren Buffett on Greed and Fear

When Warren Buffett, the so-called “Oracle of Omaha,” speaks, people listen — or at least they should. He is one of the world’s most successful investors (and, hence, one of the world’s

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Making Money in the Med

When one thinks about the history of the Mediterranean region any number of images can come to mind. Great civilizations like the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Ottomans have all left

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Algorithms and Business

We all like to believe that adding the human touch to decision making is important. Business schools pride themselves are being able to educate students to become better business leaders. But some

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Two-Sigma Solutions

The term Six Sigma has become synonymous with the complex search for perfection. Companies like Six Sigma processes because they are always searching for improved efficiencies. Consumers like Six Sigma processes because

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SOX Five Years On

Just over five years ago, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in response to the corporate scandals at Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, etc. There have been many complaints about the law and publicly-owned companies

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Islamic Finance

As I’m quickly learning, doing business in the Middle East is not always as straight forward as it is in most of the developed world. Some of the factors that you have

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Information Age Productivity

Last March the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation released a report that indicated significant gains in productivity could be achieved by proper investment in computer technology [“Study Says Computers Give Big Boosts

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