Enterra Insights

Month: July 2011

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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Trucking Safety and the Bottom Line

Like all commercial enterprises, trucking firms are in business to make a profit. Without trucking firms, the U.S. economy would collapse. Rising costs, however, concern both trucking firms and companies that rely

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Logistics and Distribution Models

With gasoline and diesel prices hovering between $3 and $4 per gallon, some trucking firms have reduced capacity to ensure that more loads are filled. With capacity at a premium and rates

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Consumers and Social Media

In a post entitled Collaboration and Social Media, I indicated that I would write a future post about how consumers are beginning to warm to the idea of using social media outlets

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Customization and the Supply Chain

Trevor Miles asserts that supply chain portfolio complexity is increasing “due to mass customization and shortening product life cycles.” [“Visibility, the antidote to supply chain opacity,” The 21st Century Supply Chain, 2

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Collaboration and Social Media

After publishing my last post on social media and the supply chain [More Thoughts on Social Media’s Impact on Supply Chains], I received a nice note from Ashly Li, whom I quoted

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