The Supply Chain is Suffering Labor Pains
Suffering through labor pains normally results in a bundle of joy. Currently, however, the supply chain, like many other economic areas, is suffering from a different kind of labor pain — a
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.
Suffering through labor pains normally results in a bundle of joy. Currently, however, the supply chain, like many other economic areas, is suffering from a different kind of labor pain — a
In military operations, there is a notion called “the fog of war.” The concept is often traced back to Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and military theorist, who wrote, “War is
Over a century ago, the late English educator Frederick William Hackwood wrote, “Man has to eat to live; and to this primary condition of life he raises no particular objection. Man, indeed,
Nearly a decade ago, I wrote a post entitled “Thirty Years of Supply Chain Management,” which examined the first in a series of articles written by Kinaxis analysts looking back over the
For the past several months, supply chains have received more press than they have in a long time — maybe ever. And it hasn’t been good news. Supply chains are in trouble.
In the age of e-commerce, the digital path to purchase has a side trail called “Returns.” Journalist Suzanne Kapner reports, “The share of online purchases that are returned averages 30% or higher,
The bane of e-commerce is the large percentage of purchased items that are returned. As noted in the initial installment of this article, Elise Dopson reports, “Data suggests that 20% of online-bought
For decades, retailers have dealt with a slew of post-holiday returns. Before the advent of e-commerce, retailers simply beefed up their returns department to deal with the long lines of unhappy consumers
The world runs on electricity. That’s why, in the aftermath of a natural disaster, most news stories report how many households are without electrical power. When people have reliable access to power
You may have been reading about breakthroughs in the area of quantum computing, including Google’s announcement that it had created a “time crystal” — a new form of matter — in a
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