Supply Chain Forecasting
May 31, 2012
We all know that the future holds surprises. We just don’t know whether they will be good or bad for business. The further one looks into the future the fuzzier the picture
Enterra Insights
Month: May 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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Swarm Behavior and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2
May 30, 2012
In the first segment of this two-part series on swarm behavior and artificial intelligence, I presented some groundwork for why research in this area is important. In this post, I discuss how
Swarm Behavior and Artificial Intelligence, Part 1
May 29, 2012
In the first segment of this two-part series on swarm behavior and artificial intelligence, I want to set the stage for why studying swarm behavior is both intriguing and important. It might
Memorial Day 2012
May 28, 2012
Once again America marks the unofficial beginning of summer by remembering men and women who fought and died during conflict. Aaron Kilbourn once wrote, “The dead soldier’s silence sings our national anthem.”
Innovation: Too Much Talk, Not Enough Action
May 25, 2012
Aaron Shapiro, CEO of Huge, a global digital agency, writes, “These days, every established company is at risk of having its industry–and its own business–disrupted by a startup. Cognizant of this, companies
SCRM: Preparedness and Resiliency
May 24, 2012
In most of life’s endeavors, having a proven example (i.e., a benchmark, best of class, or award winning specimen) generally helps organizations achieve desired ends without having to reinvent the wheel as
Big Data Requires Big Talent, Part 2
May 23, 2012
In Part 1 of this two-part series focusing on the talent and skills required to make Big Data analytics the next big thing, I discussed an article by Ben Rooney in which
Big Data Requires Big Talent, Part 1
May 22, 2012
Noting how well the IPO for Splunk Inc., a Big Data company, did on opening day (its shares “soared 109% on its first day of trading”), Ben Rooney remarked, “It seems that
A New Industrial Revolution
May 21, 2012
In the introductory article of a special report on marketing and innovation published in The Economist, the magazine asserts that “digitisation of manufacturing will transform the way goods are made.” [“The third
Dry Bulk Shipping
May 18, 2012
Last February Tim Burt reported that “the Baltic Dry Index, a benchmark that measures the price paid for shipping dry goods, such as iron ore and corn around the world plunged to
