Category: Digital Supply Chain

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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Post-pandemic Supply Chains

“As countries shut down, stock markets crumble and economic activity slows to a crawl,” writes Yossi Sheffi (@YossiSheffi), the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

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Digital Twins in the Supply Chain

The ultimate goal of a digital twin is to be a real-time, virtual replica of a physical product, process, or system. The digital twin approach is becoming a popular technique for addressing

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Modernizing the Retail Supply Chain

When most people think about the retail sector, they think about front-end selling. Without the back-end supply chain, however, retailers would have nothing to sell. Melanie Tymm, Head of Pre-Sales at Maginus

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Science Fiction and Logistics

Works of science fiction have long envisioned a number of artificial intelligence (AI) driven technologies. At this year’s CES in Las Vegas, Michael Bolle, Bosch’s chief technical and chief digital officer, stated,

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In Pursuit of the Cognitive Supply Chain

In many digital transformation-focused discussions, the “enterprise” and the “supply chain” are separate conversations. Separating the discussions is a mistake. Lora Cecere (@lcecere), founder of Supply Chain Insights, insists, “The supply chain

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The Supply Chain’s Vision Problem

Supply chain visibility remains elusive despite decades pursuing it. Arnaud Morvan states a simple truth, “It’s difficult to see, measure and improve what’s happening across the supply chain.”[1] And that’s a problem.

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