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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Packaging and the Supply Chain

In yesterday’s post entitled The Packaging Challenge, I discussed a number of issues surrounding product packaging. Supply chain blogger Steve Banker wrote an interesting piece about a case study involving packaging that

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The Packaging Challenge

Decisions about how a product is packaged can have enormous consequences. Consumers rarely think too much about the packaging products they buy come in. I can assure you, however, that manufacturers, distributors,

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Smart Supply Chains

The information age ushered in a lot of new terms — many of them beginning with “e-” (e.g., e-commerce, e-books, etc.). Another modifier often bandied about these days is “smart” (e.g., smart

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Supply Chain Management Trends 2010

In a recent post entitled The Importance of Identifying Trends, I discussed an article that asserted that companies that identify and adjust to trends the fastest are the ones most likely to

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Hospitals and Supply Chains

Recently Enterra Solutions® has been doing some consulting with a hospital that is part of a larger hospital system. Hospitals, like other businesses, are looking for ways to improve their operations and

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