A very interesting report from Dan Gilmore of Supply Chain Digest. Once again the shortage of analytics professionals is at the forefront. And the pressure to use prescriptive tools rather than just visualizations and statistics is growing.
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Can we use software and analytics to help insure supply chain resilience? MIT and others are doing a lot of study in this area. and so are a lot of companies. This will be a growth area for software companies who come up with clever solutions that can be integrated with existing data and systems and which actually work. Entrepreneurs, start your engines!!
Here is the survey mentioned in the article: cse-2016-final-dsciwhitepaper-resilience
Source: Automating Supply Chain Resilience Should Be High on Your Digital Agenda
A very good article on how emotions and rational thinking combine in decision making, and some ideas on how to make them work better together. A Nobel prizewinning economist and a top neuroscientist discuss the topic.
A Nobel Prize winner and a leading behavioral economist offer common sense and counterintuitive insights on performance, collaboration, and innovation.
Source: Leadership and behavior: Mastering the mechanics of reason and emotion | McKinsey & Company
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