“You are speaking a new language. Where do we go to learn these new concepts?” A recent client comment during a session on Big Data Usage in Supply Chain It is July 3rd. For most of us YANKS, tomorrow is a holiday. It is time for us to wave flags, sing patriotic songs and watch fireworks blaze magnificent patterns on night skies. For me, while I will watch the fireworks,…
This morning I am sitting at my kitchen table, sipping coffee, writing a report. The coffee is good, the sunflowers are blooming on the deck and the words are flowing from my fingers. The results of the Supply Chain Insights retail mobility study are compiled, and I am excited to report on the data. I think that it is compelling. Tomorrow, I will roll my suitcase onto yet another airplane to…
Today, Kodak filed for bankruptcy and Facebook announced a new feature–Action Buttons– in preparation for their upcoming IPO. For me, this is like Alpha and Omega. Why do I put the two together? Here are my thoughts: In 1975, Kodak invented the digital camera based on patents filed 15 years earlier. <I know this is painful.> Internally, the organization fought using them. It was a risk to their film business. The rest is history. Even after restructuring and efforts to build…
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