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.
Bob Ferrari notes that the ups and downs associated with recovery from the current recession “provide a reinforced reminder to the overall importance of active demand sensing and sales and operations planning
In discussions about business processes, including supply chain operations, I have noted that the presence of organizational silos can create challenges that make businesses less efficient and less effective. Greg Brady, founder,
Last year about this time, I was reporting on the financial hit that the shipping industry had taken as a result of the Great Recession [see Shipping Woes]. The blow was especially
Last May Enterra Solutions® sponsored a Web seminar entitled “Retailer Compliance: Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Penalties.” Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) published highlights from that webinar that I republished in a post
Thom Williams, of Amherst Alpha Advisors, claims, “The present trucking industry remains … a broken model, one which cries out for industry leadership” [“Supply Chain Guru Predictions for 2010: Full Comments,” Supply
Each year Supply Chain Digest gathers a panel of supply chain experts (virtually) and asks them for their predictions about the coming year. This year was a particularly tricky one to prognosticate
Walmart catches a lot of grief in the press for using strong-arm tactics, questionable labor relations, and putting mom & pop stores out of business wherever it sets up shop. No one
One of the business challenges I have addressed since founding Enterra Solutions is the disruption in the flow of critical information (both internally and with other business stakeholders) caused by the existence
An article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek recently announced that Walmart “wants to grab control of deliveries from manufacturers” [“Why Wal-Mart Wants to Take the Driver’s Seat,” by Chris Burritt, Carol Wolf and Matthew
Last month Enterra Solutions® hosted a webinar entitled “Retailer Compliance: Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Penalties.” Highlights from that web event have now been published in the Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Newsletter
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