The other day I stopped at a Chinese restaurant I had not visited in a while, and the owner asked where I had been. Trying to provide her usable consumer feedback, I informed her that I stopped visiting her establishment when they discontinued the buffet, and I had been frequenting a competitor. The owner informed …
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Ted Schaefer is Retiring After Twelve Amazing Years at Profit Point. It’s December 31, 2019, the eve of a new decade and the eve of a new chapter in my life. Tomorrow will be the first day of my retirement after 39 and ½ years. It has been a nice ride, and I have been …
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How Artificial Intelligence uses Pervasive Computing with Hearables and Wearables Pervasive computing, also called ubiquitous computing, is the growing trend of embedding computational capability (generally in the form of microprocessors) into everyday objects to make them effectively communicate and perform useful tasks in a way that minimizes the end user’s need to interact with computers …
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Artificial Intelligence is frequently (though not always) better at decision-making than humans. In some areas, we might expect this. For example, AI will suggest the fastest route on a map, accounting for traffic and distance, while we as humans would be prone to taking our tried-and-true route. But some less-expected areas where AI is better …
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I recently attended a webinar about a new web technology from Microsoft called Blazor. When it comes to web development, there is no shortage of tools, libraries, and frameworks. So what differentiates Blazor from any other technology currently out there? In a nutshell, Blazor allows developers to run native C# code directly in the browser. …
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Recently I attended a webinar for a new web technology from Microsoft called Blazor. In summary, Blazor is a technology that allows developers to create web applications using C#, HTML, and CSS. Furthermore, it allows the C# code to run on any modern browser, including mobile browsers without the need for plugins or any special …
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If you love the outdoors as I do, you probably had a similar reaction to the study published in the September issue of the journal, Science. This study of standardized bird surveys, augmented by radar observations of migrating birds, showed a roughly 30% reduction in the population of wild birds in the continental US and …
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The biggest challenge organizations face is retaining expertise and organizational knowledge. This may be hard to fathom, but in the 29 years I have been helping supply chain and business organizations make better decisions, it is surprising how often the groups re-visit the same decisions over again. Key roles are turning over more quickly, and …
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Our Idea of fun is making supply chain heroes. It’s why Fortune 500 companies trust us to solve their biggest problems. Listen to John Cutler, Ted Schafer, and Dr. Alan Kosansky discuss our approach to listening to our clients.
5G networks are the next generation of mobile internet connectivity, offering faster speeds and more reliable connections on smartphones and other devices than ever before. 5G will help power a huge rise in Internet of Things technology (extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects), providing the infrastructure needed to carry huge amounts …
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I was in the grocery store the day after Easter – a shopping cart caught my eye. It was all the leftover goodies discounted to $1.00 from $5.99. These items had not suddenly gone bad – they were just cookies and candies shaped like rabbits and Easter Eggs. This cart of items started me thinking …
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I previously worked in the finance-tech industry, where the speed of getting a solution was often the most important thing. Now I work in the supply chain industry where the speed of finding a solution is important but not quite as important as getting the correct and best solution. While the technology we have today …
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