“The secret to winning is not so much in having a specific action plan, but to be flexible enough to put almost any plan into
Month: March 2020
Four ways to prepare your Supply Chain for Recession
Prepare for the inevitable In a 2010 HBR article titled “Roaring out of Recession”, the authors analyzed data from three different recessions (1980,1990 and 2000)
Designing your AI Solutions: Using the AI Canvas
Just like some people binge watch their favorite TV series, I binge read (whenever I get a chance). This weekend I got a chance to
Multi Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO): Challenges & Impact
Supply chain executives worldwide face an ongoing dilemma: improve customer service levels but don’t create excess or obsolete inventory at the same time. It’s a
Analytics approaches in digital manufacturing
One of the primary advantages of digital manufacturing is that the data generated can be leveraged to do various forms of analytics. When an organization
Successful Omnichannel Marketing strategy needs an aligned Supply Chain strategy
The OmniChannel Tsunami Customers in the Digital age have become increasingly mobile and channel-agnostic. There is a constant flux from one channel to another—from online
Combining Blockchain and Additive Manufacturing : The Next step of evolution in On demand manufacturing
Moog’s Online Parts Marketplace- VeriPart Earlier this week, I came across a news article in WSJ that highlighted an excellent use case of applying Blockchain
Deep Learning Architecture for Internet of Things (IoT) : An Executive Summary
Deep Learning in IoT In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT), an enormous amount of sensory data for a wide range of fields and
Designing data processing architecture for IoT Analytics
There are some key cloud services that are likely to be employed in your IoT data processing environment. Both AWS and Microsoft Azure have IoT-specific
Lambda Architecture : Capturing data from sensors in an Industry 4.0 setup
Industrial Internet solutions gather data from smart devices “at the edge” in field locations that are often remote. These devices typically stream data that eventually ends up
Defining Data & Analytics architecture for an Industry 4.0 Network : A Complete Primer
while the real goldmine in an Industry 4.0 network is in leveraging the data captured strategically, careful and meticuluous planning if developing an Analytics architecture
Machine Learning in Transportation Analytics
Commonly leveraged Machine Learning methods Machine learning methods in transportation are currently contained primarily within the domain of asset management (primarily predictive analytics) and route
Internet of Things (IoT) in Healthcare – An Introduction
This article is a result of my initial days of research late last year into applications of IoT in Healthcare and BioPharma. These are some
Lessons from Shaka Zulu for Supply Chain Analytics solution development
The Legend of Shaka Zulu For those who are not familiar with Shaka Zulu, he was the greatest Zulu warrior of all times. He ended
