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.
Over the past two days, I have discussed the first six of nine technologies identified by Gartner analyst Tim Payne which he claims are poised to transform supply chain management. They were:
In yesterday’s post, I discussed the first three of nine technologies identified by Gartner analyst Tim Payne that he claims are poised to transform supply chain management. [“Hype Cycle for Supply Chain
Gartner analyst Tim Payne writes, “After years of a cost-cutting focus, SCM continues its rise up the corporate agenda.” [“Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Management, 2012,” Gartner, 27 July 2012] The “Hype
Successful supply chain processes are collaborative in nature. Mountains of information must be exchanged and understood to keep things moving efficiently and effectively. The more complex a supply chain becomes the more
Dan Gilmore, editor-in-chief of Supply Chain Digest, predicts, “While companies have been pursuing increased visibility over the last 10 years, and it usually shows up on the priority list of corporate supply
British entrepreneur Luke Johnson writes, “Modern plants use robots and increasingly few workers and run day and night, 365 days a year.” [“Making it in the new industrial revolution,” Financial Times, 28
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
“Increasingly, the largest retailers in markets across the country are employing sophisticated personalized marketing,” writes Gary Hawkins, CEO of Hawkins Strategic. [“Will Big Data Kill All But the Biggest Retailers?” Harvard Business
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,
Jason Mathers, project director for the Environmental Defense Fund, told the editorial staff at SupplyChainBrain that “there are four driving forces in efforts to build sustainability into logistics operations today. … They
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