IBM’s stalled ambitions with Watson show AI isn’t elementary, but can work when focused
Contextual variability can be a roadblock to successful use of artificial intelligence, say Carlos Cordon and Amin Kaboli....
May 13, 2025 • by Simon J. Evenett in Supply chain • 6 min read
As tariff tensions simmer and uncertainty clouds the future of global trade, freight industry leaders reflect on how businesses can brace for potential shortages, adapt supply chains, and stay resilient in a...
Continue readingJanuary 28, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Amin Kaboli in Supply chain • 3 min read
Contextual variability can be a roadblock to successful use of artificial intelligence, say Carlos Cordon and Amin Kaboli....
January 27, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read
Tesla’s full-year results show that it has navigated the supply chain challenges and chip shortages that have frozen the rest of the auto industry. This is a far cry from the electric...
December 28, 2021 in Supply chain • 5 min read
Covid-19 has disrupted global supply chains but not changed their fundamental form. New technologies, continuing geo-political tensions and climate change point to companies in many industries having to plan for more radical...
December 17, 2021 in Supply chain • 4 min read
With COVID-19 and fallout from the US-China trade war, global supply chain managers have had much on their plates recently. Next up: coping with climate change and integrating Africa, says Mark Slade,...
December 9, 2021 • by Mark J. Greeven in Supply chain • 8 min read
By putting the consumer’s needs at the center, China’s retail companies have rethought the value chain and reinvent the retail model, delivering a greater and more relevant retail experience to consumers, argued...
November 25, 2021 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read
Influencing suppliers, complying with regulations and sourcing raw materials has become a bureaucratic and logistical nightmare for chief operating officers....
November 17, 2021 • by Richard Markoff, Ralf W. Seifert in Supply chain • 4 min read
Mainstream news reports are full of claims that supply chains are broken, citing widespread product shortages, overflowing ports and spiking freight costs. But perhaps there is another way to understand what is...
October 29, 2021 • by Salvatore Cantale in Supply chain • 4 min read
Dutch pension fund ABP's decision to withdraw from the fossil fuel sector carries some risks but it is a courageous move that can have wider repercussions....
October 27, 2021 • by Jim Pulcrano, Jung Eung Park, Benoit F. Leleux in Supply chain • 5 min read
COVID-19 has altered the way teams are managed and businesses run. Many such changes will outlast more minor adjustments to the new, post-pandemic, normal. Supply chains will become more resilient and less...
October 26, 2021 in Supply chain • 6 min read
Executives can break the gloom and fortify their business against disruption by adopting these risk strategies....
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