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.
Delivering goods to final destinations (i.e., the “last mile” challenge) remains problematic for freight haulers in many urban environments. Towns and cities whose histories span millennia often have narrow streets unsuited for
Bill McBeath, chief research officer at ChainLink Research, has stated, “Most companies fail to take a holistic approach to supply chain risk management. Individual functions do address some of their own risks
IBM analyst Karen Butner writes, “The complexities of today’s economic environment and ever-expanding global supply chains mandate new guidelines for peak performance. Volatile global market conditions and customer demand variability require optimal
The cost of a gallon of diesel fuel remains high and it doesn’t look like prices will be reduced dramatically any time soon (if ever). That fact has started a lot of
In early June 2011, Acer Inc., the world’s second-largest personal computer vendor by unit shipments after Hewlett-Packard, took “a one-time charge of $150 million to reflect disputed accounts receivables at its European
Last summer “three Chinese scientists plunged to the bottom of the South China Sea in a tiny submarine” and planted the Chinese flag on the ocean’s floor. [“China Explores a Frontier 2
Following the publication of my post entitled Analysts Raise Warnings about the Fragility of Logistics (which, among other things, discussed the disturbing state of U.S. infrastructure), I was contacted by Jennifer Lynch
Back in March 2011, supply chain professionals were just beginning to grapple with the effects of the devastating earthquake/tsunami combination that struck Japan. One thing was clear, however, sectors that were going
I have written several posts about the future of product tagging in the supply chain and have noted that the future of tagging remains unclear. When radio frequency identification tags were developed,
Like all commercial enterprises, trucking firms are in business to make a profit. Without trucking firms, the U.S. economy would collapse. Rising costs, however, concern both trucking firms and companies that rely
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