Robots Learn to Talk to Each Other
March 26, 2013
“As I gaze in the coming year’s crystal ball,” writes Miranda Mulligan, “I suspect that, at this time next year, we will be talking about 2013 being the rise of the robot.”
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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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Globalization’s Bed of Nails, Part 3: The Transformationalists and Traditionalists
March 22, 2013
In the first two segments of this series, I looked at the optimistic and pessimistic sides of globalization. In both of those posts, as in this one, I used a post by
Globalization’s Bed of Nails, Part 2: The Pessimists
March 21, 2013
In my last post, I looked at the optimistic side of globalization. I used a post by an anonymous British blogger as the basis of arguments presented in that post. [“Theories of
Globalization’s Bed of Nails, Part 1: The Optimists
March 20, 2013
“The globalization paradigm,” David Brooks wrote half a decade ago, “leads people to see economic development as a form of foreign policy, as a grand competition between nations and civilizations.” [“The Cognitive
Data Philanthropy and Global Resilience
March 8, 2013
“The digital revolution of the first decade of this new century has brought many wonders,” writes Robert Kirkpatrick, “yet it has also has ushered in a bewildering array of unanticipated consequences. We
Big Data and the Revolution in Marketing
March 6, 2013
“Driving analytics against big-data is causing marketers to rethink what they do from the ground up,” writes Kim Davis. In fact, Davis believes that big data is fomenting a revolution in marketing.
Regionalization is on the Rise
January 15, 2013
“Globalization isn’t as simple – or as flat – as you might think,” writes Andrew Bowman, “It’s uneven and has been knocked by the financial crisis. In some ways, the world is
The Future of Supply Chain Management, Part 9
January 8, 2013
When it comes to taking the long view, few analysts can compete with my colleague Thomas P.M. Barnett, Chief Analyst for Wikistrat. Back in November 2012, he read an article about how
The Future of Supply Chain Management, Part 8
January 7, 2013
Mark Woodward, CEO of E2open, is another bold prognosticator willing to go on record with his predictions about the coming year. If you don’t believe there is enough networking going on already,
The Future of Supply Chain Management, Part 5
January 2, 2013
This post continues my series discussing forecasts about the business environment (and, more specifically, supply chain management) in the coming year. The previous post in this series discussed the first five of
