Enterra Insights

Month: October 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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Supply Chain Management Trends

Supply Chain Management has changed significantly over the past several decades. Robert Gifford, executive vice president of global logistics with Ingram Micro, told the editorial staff at SupplyChainBrain that “the last two

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Improving S&OP Processes

“Everybody does it,” writes the editorial staff at SupplyChainBrain, “but few really understand it.” What is “it”? The answer is: Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). [“Divulging the ‘Secret Sauce’ of S&OP,” 9

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It’s Becoming an Omnichannel Sales World

A recent SupplyChainBrain article asserts that omnichannel (or multi-channel) sales are becoming so important that they are transitioning the retail sector “to a ‘post-modern’ consumer-centric era triggered by the speed of technological

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Food Deserts and Big Data

In a developed country like the United States, most people assume that nearly everyone has access to markets where they can purchase healthy foods to eat. The fact of the matter, however,

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What Does the Future Hold for Air Freight?

“The U.S. airfreight market generated revenues of $28 billion in 2011,” writes blogger Kforsythe, “a 7.4 percent, year-over-year, increase.” While Forsythe admits that’s an impressive year-over-year increase during a repressed economic period,

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Walmart Gets Aggressive

When it comes to brick-and-mortar stores, nobody is bigger than Walmart. The company is also keenly aware of trends that are affecting the future of big retail stores and it is aggressively

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