Category: Connectivity

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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Machine-to-Machine Communication

Ericsson, the Swedish technology firm, has a vision of the world in which 50 billion devices are continuously connected and communicating. On its website, the company writes: “The vision of more than

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"Winning" Companies Improve Supply Chain Visibility

In American Shipper‘s third annual International Transportation Management Benchmark Study, author James Blaeser asserts that the best international transportation management (ITM) companies (whom he calls “the winners”) meet three key criteria. These

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Supply Chain Visibility and Complexity

“In today’s world,” writes Naveen Polyamut, “supply chains are no longer localized to an organization’s four walls. As companies go more global for their demand and supply markets, there comes with it

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A New Industrial Revolution

In the introductory article of a special report on marketing and innovation published in The Economist, the magazine asserts that “digitisation of manufacturing will transform the way goods are made.” [“The third

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Big Data/Cloud Computing Trends

There are a number of trends associated with Big Data and cloud computing that are clearly beginning to emerge. In this post, I’d like to discuss a few of them beginning with

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