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.
Since the Christmas holiday falls on a weekend this year, let me take the opportunity to wish you an early happy holiday. As someone interested in history of all kinds, I began
If supply chain snarls kept you from receiving items you wanted last Christmas, you’re in luck. Those items are now arriving in U.S. ports and you may be able to get them
Following the holiday shopping season, retailers have little time to take a breath before they must begin planning for the next year. Before starting such planning, however, they would do well to
Tomorrow most Christians around the world celebrate the Christmas holiday. Thanks to the lights, tinsel, trees, and presents associated with this end-of-the year-end celebration, even some non-Christian countries will join in on
For several years, pundits have been eulogizing the end (or irrelevance) of Black Friday sales. Their reasons have included: Many holiday sales are now starting after Halloween rather than after Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving
For years now, retailers have been advancing the date for Christmas holiday sales. For decades, holiday sales began after Thanksgiving on Black Friday. In the past few years, however, it has not
Celebrating Christmas in July has been around for longer than most people realize. Journalist Katherine Owen reports, “Christmas in July has become such a cultural staple each year that you may not
When you look at the array of new Christmas tree ornaments offered this year — everything from Santa wearing a mask to carrying rolls of toilet paper for gifts — you know
In 1963, Songwriters Edward Pola and George Wyle wrote a Christmas carol entitled “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” The song was recorded and released that same year by pop
This Black Friday will be like no other. To understand why it will be so different, we need a little history lesson. According to BlackFriday.com, “The term ‘Black Friday’ was coined in the
