The Future of Supply Chain Management, Part 10
January 9, 2013
For the final segment of this series on predictions about the future of supply chains, I’d like to step outside the box a bit and look at some of the more “out
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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.
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The Future of Supply Chain Management, Part 5
January 2, 2013
This post continues my series discussing forecasts about the business environment (and, more specifically, supply chain management) in the coming year. The previous post in this series discussed the first five of
Datasharing is Big Business
December 31, 2012
You would have to be technically illiterate or remarkably naive not to know that your online activity is being tracked by almost every site you visit. In an interesting series of articles,
Handling Big Data
November 29, 2012
“Raw data are like raw sewage,” writes Andrew Hill, “toxic if not handled properly.” [“Less is more when it comes to ‘big data’, Financial Times, 12 November 2012] He warns, “The lure
Multi-channel Marketing Hits Its Stride
November 28, 2012
If this past week has demonstrated anything, it’s that many shoppers are now fully embracing multi-channel shopping. According to Kara Swisher, it all started on Thanksgiving Day (aka Mobile Thursday). [“Mobile Thursday?
Geography and a Sense of Place
November 21, 2012
I first wrote about the importance of geography back in 2009 in a post entitled The Importance of Geography. The focus of that post was a book entitled Europe Between the Oceans
Walmart Gets Aggressive
October 18, 2012
When it comes to brick-and-mortar stores, nobody is bigger than Walmart. The company is also keenly aware of trends that are affecting the future of big retail stores and it is aggressively
Wall Street Journal Names 2012 Technology Innovation Winners
October 17, 2012
The Wall Street Journal recently announced the list of winners for its 2012 Technology Innovation Awards. Scott D. Anthony, managing director at Innosight Ventures and one of the judges for the awards,
Walmart Strikes a Blow Against Showrooming
September 26, 2012
Big retailers remain concerned about the practice of “showrooming,” which involves customers coming into their stores to check out merchandise but then purchasing those items online through outlets like Amazon. In a
Algorithms and Targeted Marketing, Part 1
September 24, 2012
In a review of the book Automate This, Richard Waters writes, “Christopher Steiner makes a big claim for the mathematical formulas that underpin technology. ‘The ability to create algorithms that imitate, better,
