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.
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
In a book attributed to George Barrington entitled “A Voyage to Botany Bay” (1795), the tale of the ghost ship called “The Flying Dutchman” first appeared. Barrington wrote: “I had often heard of
Earlier this year, Allianz, a global insurer, reported, “Business interruption and supply chain risks remain atop a list of the major hazards drawing companies’ attention this year, according to the recently released
“Linear consumption is reaching its limits,” states a World Economic Forum (WEF) report entitled “Towards the Circular Economy: Accelerating the scale-up across global supply chains.” The report continues: “A circular economy has
China recently announced that its goal for economic growth for the coming year is 7.5 percent. [“China sets 7.5% growth target,” by Lucy Hornby, Tom Mitchell, and Simon Rabinovitch, Financial Times, 5
Over the past several years, the subject of supply chain collaboration has garnered increased attention. Leonie Barrie reports that last fall participants at a supply chain conference heard that issue stressed throughout
“Growth has slowed. Complexity has increased. At least this is the story for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in North America,” writes Lora Cecere. “The complexity of changing product portfolios and the
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