Enterra Insights

Month: April 2012

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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Manufacturing and the Skills Gap

For several years now analysts have been predicting that some manufacturing now done abroad is going to return to U.S. soil. The reasons for these predictions have been fairly straight forward: international

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Developing Supply Chain Talents and Skills

The folks at SCM-Operations note, “Logistics and Supply Chain Management is a relatively new discipline. It’s the crossroads of diverse subjects, covering various branches of business, management and engineering.” [“History of Logistics

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Building Tomorrow’s Supply Chain, Part 2

Yesterday, I discussed the views of three supply chain professionals who believe that many of the supply chains currently operated by companies need to transform. Those professionals were: Mark Pearson, managing director

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Building Tomorrow’s Supply Chain, Part 1

Mark Pearson, managing director at Accenture, writes, “Fickle consumers. Shrinking product life cycles. Product and service characteristics continually influenced by social channels. The needs and buying methods of the modern consumer are

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Big Data and Language

Since Enterra Solutions® uses an ontology in most of its solutions, the topic of language is of interest to me both personally and professionally. That’s why two recent articles caught my attention.

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Are We Becoming Less Innovative?

Ravi Mattu, editor of Business Life, writes, “No one doubts that innovation is essential or that the companies that do it better will thrive.” [“Innovation clarion call has a familiar ring,” Financial

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Big Data/Cloud Computing Trends

There are a number of trends associated with Big Data and cloud computing that are clearly beginning to emerge. In this post, I’d like to discuss a few of them beginning with

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