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Sunday, August 31, 2014
Making supply chains sustainable with lean thinking
Nigel Southway is a productivity consultant and the co-author of Cycle Time Management, a guide to applying lean thinking to organizations to maximize efficiency. His perspective is informed by his first-hand observations of economies in Europe and China, as well as in the NAFTA region. Read more with additional insight from Nigel Southway in the comments in
Monday, August 18, 2014
SaaS for Clinical Studies
"As a single system made up of many components, iMedNet EDC "can be configured [any] way you want." It offers drag and drop options for setting up dashboards and to-do lists that help users keep their studies on track. It also has options for individualized levels of access; each user gets his or her own ID and password that can be specified to a very detailed level for what the user can access and upload."
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Seeding SaaS to Speed Up Clinical Studies
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
RX for Prescription Errors: Big Data Analytics
We’re all familiar with the stereotype of the doctor with bad handwriting whose prescriptions are all but illegible. While the use of electronic medical records (EMR) eliminates that chicken-scratch problem, it unfortunately doesn't fix other, often fatal, errors.
As reported in "Medical Errors: a Report by the Staff of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer" (available in PDF format), prescription errors account for many of the 210,000 to 440,000 deaths in America each year that result from "medical errors and other preventable harm at hospitals.”
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Analytics Startup Prescribes Fix for RX Errors
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Big Data Analytics for Better Results in College and Job Recruitment
Students are not the only ones who go back to school. We can all come back to learn about ways to direct our efforts more productively. Predictive analytics can show the way. Whether applied to university recruitment or corporate hiring, whatbig data reveals can show us that our assumptions about what works are leading us in the wrong direction.
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Back to School With Big Data Analytics
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Getting to really know your customer requires managing a lot of data
Socrates considered "know thyself" the objective of wisdom, but in business, the key to success is knowing your customer.
A customer's relationship with a brand is much more complex than some people assume. As shoppers, we don't just come on to a site and buy what it sells out of the blue. We may get there by clicking on an ad, clicking on a promotion in an email, or by remembering a positive experience we had with the business when we called and chatted about an order. There are many different channels involved, and each one only shows one aspect of the total customer experience. So how do you really get to know what your customer is responding to?
This past June, Israel-based, NICE Systems introduced the NICE Customer Journey Optimization solution to just that problem. Read more here:
Monday, July 28, 2014
Planning a supply chain for space
The replicator that can produce food, clothes, and other necessities on demand is familiar to all devotees of Star Trek. That device was actually essential for the Enterprise's extended mission, to keep the ship properly equipped without having to pack along whatever the crew might need at some point light years away from a home planet. Though such replicators are still in the realm of science fiction, we are getting closer to the point of extended space trips.
Going back to the moon and maybe even Mars
NASA just finalized a $2.8 billion contract with Boeing Co. to produce the Space Launch System (SLS). SLS is a rocket powerful enough to carry astronauts where no human has gone before. That includes exploration of asteroids, the moon, and, ultimately, Mars. The first test flight is planned for 2017, and the first manned flight for 2021.
NASA just finalized a $2.8 billion contract with Boeing Co. to produce the Space Launch System (SLS). SLS is a rocket powerful enough to carry astronauts where no human has gone before. That includes exploration of asteroids, the moon, and, ultimately, Mars. The first test flight is planned for 2017, and the first manned flight for 2021.
While Boeing is working on NASA's rockets, MIT is working on supply chain management that solves the logistical challenges inherent in extended space travel.
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Space & the Supply Chain
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Happiness is a blue blanket
For many of us, the words happiness and blanket together inevitably bring to mind images of the "Peanuts" character Linus clutching his favorite comfort object. Perhaps because the comic strip is an American creation, British Airways didn’t make the connection when it created its “Happiness Blanket.”
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Friday, July 11, 2014
The role 3D printing can play in Canada
According to Nigel Southway, the real transformative power of 3D printing lies in its potential for engineering more efficient tools of production. Read more in
3D Printing Might Bring Manufacturing Back to Canada
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Biometrics for voice to prevent fraud and save time on calls
The eyes may be the windows to the soul, but people's voices are what belie their emotional states and even identities. For businesses, that type of insight can help authenticate callers and prevent fraud. Making it work in real-time allows businesses to save time on calls without compromising security. Read more in
Detecting Fraud With Voice Analytics
Monday, July 7, 2014
Going green from the roof down
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center with living roof (photo by Ariella Brown) |
New York's Green Botanical Centers
Monday, June 16, 2014
Analytics that improve your game
Got game? Analytics can help you get it, whether your sport is tennis, golf, or baseball. The trick is tracking your swing. Read more here.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Location, location, location moves to the cloud
Location, location, location. That's the answer always offered for the three key components of real estate.
When it comes to managing information on the business end, the same formula for success calls for a SaaS solution that allows information from all other sources -- lead generation, CRM, website activity, and mobile apps -- to come together to yield optimum insight and predictive analytics.
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Case Study: SaaS for Home Sales
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
From the army to the big city, 3D printing can be a real game changer
3D printing has great practical potential for the supply chain, as shown by the US army. Jerry Castanos saw its military application on his tour of duty in Afghanistan. That inspired him to open his own 3D printing business in New York City, 3D Heights, which offers 3D printers, related accessories, and lessons in using them. His goal is to be "the first" successful 3D printing retail store in the city. I spoke to about the confluence of his army experience with supply chain management and the uses for 3D printing.
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Car with 3D printed metal body photographed by Ariella Brown at the Javits Center |
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Army to Big City: 3D Printing Reshapes the Supply Chain
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