The classical form of Forecasting is to apply statistics to project future trends in Demand, based on historical sales transactions,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
IT of Tomorrow, Today
Information technology in Enterprise used to be extraneous – work is here, technology is there. IT departments would bring in…
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…
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,…
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…
Cyber Supply Chain 