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.
“In 2013,” writes Lora Cecere, “80% of supply chain leaders had a material supply chain disruption. It was not just one. The average company had three.” [“Can You Take the Risk?” Supply
“Big data is transforming the way drugs are being developed and prescribed,” asserts Gail Dutton. “Among the innovations: drugs that already have been approved are reformulated or repurposed for other ailments.” [“How
“Supply chain risk has fallen slightly from its all-time peak last year,” writes Paul Snell, “but businesses must remain vigilant about the threats it poses, according to the first quarterly Risk Index
The 19th Century French journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, coined the adage, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Doug Braun, CEO of IBS, is not so sure that Karr’s
Deloitte Consulting, LLP, analysts Jim Lee, Phillip Savio, and Carey Carpenter know that big data analytics can have a significant impact on a company’s bottom line. They report, “From public sector entities
Commenting on the results of a survey conducted by APQC, Gregory L. Schlegel, founder of The Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium, writes, “The APQC survey … reinforced what our Risk Consortium has
Lora Cecere reports, “Today, 63% of consumer manufacturing organizations have a digital path to purchase initiative.” [“Digital Path to Purchase: An Outside-In Opportunity,” Supply Chain Shaman, 12 February 2014] The fact that
Russia’s intervention into the Crimean Peninsula has stirred up a conversation about globalization’s future. After all, the G8 quickly became the G7 as the world’s economic superpowers tried to exercise their economic
“Most managers know that they should protect their supply chains from serious and costly disruptions,” write Sunil Chopra and ManMohan S. Sodhi, “but comparatively few take action.” [“Reducing the Risk of Supply
I have written about so-called “Black Swan” events in the past (see, for example, a post entitled “Black Swans, Dark Clouds, and Silver Linings“). As I noted in that post, the term
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