Trends 2020: An Overview
January 3, 2020
To really know what’s happening in a given arena of human or economic activity, you must take a deep dive. The platform off of which you dive, however, is the broader world
Category: Trends
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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New Year’s Day 2020
January 1, 2020
Welcome to a New Year! If you partied too hard last night, you might not think the new year is starting out on a happy note. You might also not be ready
Predictions for the Coming Year: Supply Chain Management, Part 2
January 7, 2014
In Part 1 of this post, I discussed some of the predictions about the supply chain sector made by “a handful of practitioners” at a recent meeting of the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council
Predictions for the Coming Year: Supply Chain Management, Part 1
January 6, 2014
Over the past couple of months, SupplyChainBrain has published several articles offering views about what lies ahead in 2014 in the supply chain sector. Many (if not most predictions) are based on
Predictions for the Coming Year: Consumer Packaged Goods, Part 2-Retailing
December 31, 2013
In Part 1 of this two-part post, I noted that the area of consumer packaged goods (CPG) involves both manufacturers and retailers. In that post, I discussed predictions about the manufacturing sector
Predictions for the Coming Year: Technology, Part 2
December 27, 2013
In Part 1 of this two-part post, I discussed some technology trends that analysts at TheAppTimes and others identified for 2014. In this post, I want to discuss ten technology predictions made by
Predictions for the Coming Year: Technology, Part 1
December 26, 2013
The transition from year to the next is always an interesting time. In addition to the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, brave individuals go out on a limb to offer
IBM’s Latest 5 in 5 Predictions
December 19, 2013
Since 2006 IBM has offered up its “5 in 5″ predictions that discuss five “Innovations that will change our lives in the next five years.” [“The 5 in 5,” IBM] This year
Predictions for the Coming Year: Food, Part 2
December 11, 2013
In Part 1 of this two-part post about food predictions for the coming year, I discussed trends in foods and flavors identified by McCormick & Company and Campbell’s. In this post, I’ll
Predictions for the Coming Year: Food, Part 1
December 10, 2013
For over a dozen years, McCormick & Company has annually released its McCormick® Flavor Forecast®. The Forecast is created by McCormick food experts from around the world and it “highlights five top food
