Category: 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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Small Businesses and Globalization

During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama stated, “To help businesses sell more products abroad, we set a goal of doubling our exports by 2014 -– because the more

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Supply Chain Analytics

In a post entitled Trends in Supply Chain Software, I cited a blog post by Lora Cecere in which she identified a number of trends she is going to watch this year

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Inventory: A Jekyll and Hyde Story

Supply chain analyst Bob Ferrari asserts that company executives are of mixed minds when it comes to the subject of inventory [“Inventory- Evil or Good?,” Supply Chain Matters, 18 November 2010]. He

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Supply Chains: Green and Sustainable, Part 2

In yesterday’s post, I noted that more and more companies are reaching the conclusion that sustainability equals profitability. Although they gain the public relations benefits associated with being a responsible corporate citizen,

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Supply Chains: Green and Sustainable, Part 1

Environmentalism remains an emotional issue. Skeptics consider environmentalists “tree huggers” who have no appreciation for life in the real world. On the other hand, many environmentalists consider corporate efforts to “go green”

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