"Barcodes" get New Life
May 25, 2011
Rachel Beck writes, “It used to be that the only time you’d notice a bar code was at a store, maybe when a cashier scanned your groceries. But lately bar codes are
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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.
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The Japanese Crisis and Supply Chain Risk Management
May 24, 2011
As the Japanese begin to rebuild areas devastated by earthquakes and the tsunami, supply chain analysts continue to examine the consequences of supply chain disruptions that resulted from those devastating events. For
More Thoughts on Social Media’s Impact on Supply Chains
May 23, 2011
Following the publication of two posts about the relationship between social media and the supply chain [Social Media and the Supply Chain and More on Social Media and the Supply Chain], I
Ocean Carriers and Ports Forecast Bright Future
May 20, 2011
A little over a year ago, with the world starting to emerge from the Great Recession, supply chain analyst Bob Ferrari wrote: “Shipping delays of three to four weeks have been common,
More on Social Media and the Supply Chain
April 27, 2011
In a post entitled Social Media and the Supply Chain, I examined the views of a number of analysts who concluded that the future belongs to social commerce. At the end of
IBM’s Top Five Supply Chain Challenges
April 25, 2011
Tim Carroll, Integrated Supply Chain Vice President at IBM Corporation, wrote in the introduction to a 2010 study, “We’re beginning to hear a new verse — a clear message about the overwhelming
Can Supply Chains Save the World?
April 21, 2011
“Five years ago,” writes Kevin O’Marah from Gartner, “we published a book called ‘Supply Chain Saves the World.’ The idea was that at least three existential problems facing humankind — environmental sustainability,
Supply Chain Security
April 20, 2011
When the topic of supply chain security is raised, the two sources of insecurity that are mentioned most frequently in the press are terrorists and pirates. In two previous posts on this
Supply Chain Flexibility and Transparency
April 19, 2011
Flexibility and transparency are two terms that are oft-mentioned during discussions about supply chains. In an interview with Daniel Schäfer, Martin Raab, head of supply chain management at Capgemini, asserted, “A lot
Supply Chain S&OP Technology
April 18, 2011
In a post entitled S&OP: Supply Chain’s Foot in the Boardroom Door, I referred to an article by Karin L. Bursa, Vice President of Marketing at Logility, in which she discusses the
