Memorial Day 2010
May 31, 2010
Although each new days brings with it stories of continued conflict from Iraq and Afghanistan, too many people find it easy to push the sacrifices made by the men and the women
Enterra Insights
Month: May 2010
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. 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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Nature or Nurture?
May 28, 2010
Human beings have wrestled with the nature of man since the beginning of history. Despite all of the advances we have made in the sciences, we still debate about what is natural
Traceability in Global Food Supply Chains
May 27, 2010
I first broached the subject of traceability in food supply chains in a post entitled Traceable Supply Chains and Food Safety. Tracing food supply chains, especially global food supply chains, can be
ECOWAS and Other Upbeat News Out of Africa
May 26, 2010
Although a lot of bad news continues to flow from countries in Africa (like the Congo, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe), there is also the occasional story of hope and progress. For example, there
The Wild World of Medical Science
May 25, 2010
When Mary Shelly published her novel about Frankenstein’s monster in the early 19th century, she hoped it would serve as a warning about the dangers involved in mankind’s technological evolution during the
Are Retailer Compliance Penalties on the Rise?
May 24, 2010
Although I try to keep blatant advertising about Enterra Solutions® to a minimum, I do try and expose readers to what my company is currently engaged in. This is, after all, a
Dealing with Failure often Precedes Achieving Success
May 21, 2010
In yesterday’s post entitled A Window of Opportunity for Entrepreneurs, I indicated that I would discuss a column by Luke Johnson that dealt with success and failure. President Theodore Roosevelt once famously
A Window of Opportunity for Entrepreneurs
May 20, 2010
One of the columnists I regularly follow is Luke Johnson, who writes for the Financial Times. He also runs Risk Capital Partners, a private equity firm, and is chairman of the Royal
Genetically-Modified Crops Gain New Importance (But Be Careful)
May 19, 2010
Farmers in India have been looking skyward for signs of the rains that normally come during the annual monsoon season. Those rains did not come last year and caused widespread drought on
The Future of Rare Minerals
May 18, 2010
Last September, in a post entitled The Future of Electric Cars, I discussed how manufacturers of hybrid and electric vehicles were growing increasingly concerned about predicted shortages of rare metals [“As hybrid
