The classical form of Forecasting is to apply statistics to project future trends in Demand, based on historical sales transactions, … More
Author: Tony Martins
Digital disruption is everywhere – but what is it?
The Digital Transformation of business can be overwhelming. Unless you’re a start-up, social networking, predictive analytics, the Internet of Things, … More
Do Everything with an iPad
Many of my friends have iPad’s at work but only use them to browse the Internet and open emails. One … More
Drug Shortages have a solution but nobody will do it
Drug shortages can’t be solved by using ‘the system’; only by hacking that system. A hack, as defined by Sean … More
Jugaad: Frugal Innovation, Deliberate Simplicty
I was reading this Associated Press article about drones in Africa (Rwanda) to deliver medication and it once again occurred to me … More
How Social Networks can simplify a Global Supply Chain
A common supply chain model in large, integrated multinationals, is a network of Plants serving many markets. Each Plant makes … More
IT of Tomorrow, Today
Information technology in Enterprise used to be extraneous – work is here, technology is there. IT departments would bring in … More
Social Networks in the Enterprise – why is it so hard?…
The % of companies that report success implementing social media in Operations – i.e., at the core of the Enterprise … More
Complexity is natural and easy; Simplicity is not natural and is very hard
Consider this image: on the left is the Apple remote. On the right is a Blu Ray player remote. Essentially, … More
Companies of tomorrow: cloud-based, mobile, social, analytical and Millenial
You can’t look at the future from the standpoint of the present. Friends of mine asked me to attend a … More