“We have too many planners. And even if we can afford the costs, we don’t get good answers with our current forecasting processes,” stated the
During the spring I get to spend a lot of time in airplanes attending and speaking at technology conferences. I have done this for a
Understanding the new world of supply chain analytics is my current research project. Using unstructured and stream data is a brave new world. The possibilities of
As an analyst, when technology providers acquire and divest companies, I get invited to pre-announcement conferences. In these sessions the technology providers share their rationale
This week I spoke at the Chicago CSCMP roundtable event. I love to hear the thoughts from different speakers. At the event, James Rice from MIT spoke
The sun is shining brightly through the conference room windows as I listen to the consultants talk. It’s buzzword bingo at its finest. The air
As a mom, I loved to read to my daughter. One of our favorites was the book Where the Wild Things Are. I loved the imagery in
Forty years ago, as a chemical engineering student, I learned the tedious craft of chemical plant design. It was a world of heat exchangers, distillation
Wang Laboratories. Eastman Kodak. Nokia. Blockbuster. Polaroid. Xerox. What do these names have in common? They were once strong brands that could not adjust fast enough to
It is morning in Orlando. The sun is rising. I am speaking this morning at the Terra Technology conference and doing a book signing of
