Many Happy Returns
December 15, 2017
“Many happy returns” is an archaic birthday greeting offered to a celebrant with the hope he or she will have a joyous day and many more to follow. It is not a
Enterra Insights
Year: 2017
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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The Limits of Privacy in a Big Data World
December 14, 2017
Most people understand their connected lives are generating data that is being stored, analyzed, and used by all sorts of organizations. They also understand they are giving up some privacy when using
Apprenticeships: Our Guilded Future?
December 13, 2017
King Solomon is credited with writing, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”[1] Although I would argue we’ve
Towards a Cognitive Internet of Things
December 12, 2017
Every day new “things” get connected to the Internet of Things (IoT). Each of those new connected devices generates and transmits data via the IoT to a database. Mark Albertson (@techagony) observes,
Intelligent Trade Promotion Optimization
December 11, 2017
Trade promotion is considered a necessary evil in the consumer packaged goods arena. There is a constant tug-of-war between the need to attract consumers and the desire to maximize profits. Trade Promotion
Santa & Rudolph Highlight Importance of Supply Chain Visibility
December 8, 2017
Santa Claus is master of the overnight supply chain. His prowess is feted in verse, story, and song. One of those songs — Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer — highlights the importance of
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Prediction Season
December 7, 2017
Prediction season generally begins in December. It’s that wonderful time of the year when brave souls stare into their crystal balls and prognosticate about what lies in the future. This article will
More about Artificial Intelligence and the Future
December 6, 2017
The public can’t seem to get enough of opinionated people. Media outlets are packed with opinionated celebrities (or, at least, with people whose opinions have provided them with a bit of celebrity).
Was 2017 the Turning Point for the Digital Supply Chain?
December 5, 2017
Looking back what might historians have to say about 2017? It depends, of course, on whether you are looking at the year from a political, economic, climatological, retail, scientific, or some other
Cognitive Computing and the Cognification of the Business World
December 4, 2017
Futurists and visionaries, like Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly), founding Executive Editor of Wired magazine, are excited about cognitive computing. They believe this technology can confront challenges that have historically proven difficult. Kelly tweeted, “In the
