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.
Most people in the United States are familiar with Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, but few of them know anything about Carrefour, the world’s second largest retailer. Carrefour was founded in 1959
You may have never heard of the cassava plant, which is also called a yuca or manioc plant, but it one of the world’s most important sources of carbohydrates. According to Wikipedia,
In several past posts, I’ve predicted that the multinational companies that will do the best in the future are those that transform themselves into what IBM’s Sam Palmisano calls “globally integrated enterprises.”
Farmers in India have been looking skyward for signs of the rains that normally come during the annual monsoon season. Those rains did not come last year and caused widespread drought on
The old saying that “nothing is certain but death and taxes” is as accurate today as it was when Benjamin Franklin first wrote it in a letter to Jean Baptiste Leroy, a
Suppliers, distributors, retailers, and consumers are finding that the world is becoming ever more complex and interconnected. You hear a lot of terms bantered about such as lean supply chains, efficient supply
In a post entitled Walmart and the Food Supply Chain, I discussed how Walmart had triggered a price war between supermarket chains as competitors try to keep customers walking through their doors.
Illnesses and deaths associated with tainted food are a constant concern for consumers, retailers, and suppliers. In addition to physical consequences, economic consequences of food recalls can be enormous. According to a
In a post entitled Walmart and the Food Supply Chain, I discussed Walmart’s announcement that it is working hard to reduce consumer prices even further by eliminating more middle men from its
Politicians continually bring up the subjects of energy and food security; but they mostly discuss them in economic terms. They stir populist fervor by saying that they will promote policies that foster
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