Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)

IDC MarketScape: Excerpt of the Worldwide Enterprise Labeling Application 2018 Vendor Assessment

October 4, 2018

Three Customer Experience Myths, According to Gartner Analysts

The performance gap between customer experience leaders and runners-up is widening, with those on top being disproportionately rewarded. Gartner Inc. said organizations must ignore three myths in order to achieve a superior customer experience.

October 2, 2018

Gartner

The performance gap between customer experience leaders and runners-up is widening, with those on top being disproportionately rewarded.

Another Look Into the S.F. Roundtable’s Crystal Ball

Every year around this time, members of the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals come together to debate an eternal question: What’s next?

October 1, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Every year around this time, members of the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals come together to debate an eternal question: What’s next?

Optimize Traceability: 6 Best Practices in Packaging and Labeling to Improve Your Supply Chain

September 26, 2018

Loftware

How the Auto Industry Is Driving Itself Into the Future

Between ride sharing, ride subscriptions, and autonomous vehicles, traveling by car is poised for a big change in the next few years.

September 26, 2018

Fortune

Between ride sharing, ride subscriptions, and autonomous vehicles, traveling by car is poised for a big change in the next few years.

Walmart, Sam's Club Start Mandating Suppliers Use IBM Blockchain

After several years of tests, Walmart Inc. is ready to mandate use of blockchain technology by a swath of its U.S. suppliers, marking one of its biggest commercial uses.

September 26, 2018

IndustryWeek

After several years of tests, Walmart Inc. is ready to mandate use of blockchain technology by a swath of its U.S. suppliers, marking one of its biggest commercial uses.

The Rise of the Super-Intelligent Supply Chain

The ability to track and verify equipment and products at any stage — in development, in production, in shipment and at customer sites — has long been the holy grail of connected businesses.

September 25, 2018

Forbes

The ability to track and verify equipment and products at any stage — in development, in production, in shipment and at customer sites — has long been the holy grail of connected businesses.

What Is a Data Artist? A New Role for Drawing IT and Business Together

Data artists bridge the gap between business and IT by creating data visualizations that can be quickly understood by business leaders to help accelerate decision-making.

September 25, 2018

CIO

Data artists bridge the gap between business and IT by creating data visualizations that can be quickly understood by business leaders to help accelerate decision-making.

Amazon Could Open 3,000 Cashierless Stores by 2021

Amazon.com Inc. is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next few years, according to people familiar with the matter, an aggressive and costly expansion that would threaten convenience chains such as 7-Eleven Inc., quick-service sandwich shops such as Subway and Panera Bread, and mom-and-pop pizzerias and taco trucks.

September 20, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Amazon.com Inc. is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next few years, according to people familiar with the matter, an aggressive and costly expansion that would threaten convenience chains such as 7-Eleven and more.

This Entrepreneur Is Turning Factory Workers Into Internet Devices

Chase Feiger didn’t attend a single class during his first year of medical school in 2012, a sure recipe for disaster for most aspiring doctors. It wasn’t because he was lazy; in fact, quite the opposite.

September 20, 2018

Forbes

Chase Feiger didn’t attend a single class during his first year of medical school in 2012, a sure recipe for disaster for most aspiring doctors. It wasn’t because he was lazy; in fact, quite the opposite.