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Democratizing Data Visualization
From The Eponymous Pickle

Democratizing Data Visualization

An upcoming look at the 'Exhibit' experiment, which I remember hearing about, but have not followed.  In a couple of corporate connections the concept of 'democratizing...

Robots Taking Jobs
From The Eponymous Pickle

Robots Taking Jobs

To what extent are robots starting to take substantial jobs?  As an example, we examined ways to use robots in repetitive motion supply chain jobs, and in someIn...

Email Triggers and Analytics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Email Triggers and Analytics

Obvious, most interesting are the details of how this can extend these capabilities with new data and analytics.  Then, where does the analytics invade?   In ClickZ...

Persuading and Looking Smart
From The Eponymous Pickle

Persuading and Looking Smart

I like the notion of a "Re-engineered Engineer', and try to look smart.  And that I can persuade.  While being friendly.  But we all wonder, are we succeeding?Here...

SIRI and Watson and Natural Language Processing
From The Eponymous Pickle

SIRI and Watson and Natural Language Processing

Interesting thoughts comparing SIRI and Watson.   SIRI's natural language processing (NLP) capabilities and interface are her most obvious characteristics .......

Products and Manufacturing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Products and Manufacturing

Newly discovered blog:  Product Lifestyle Stories: Insights on Products, manufacturing and service.

Industrial Internet Consortium Resources
From The Eponymous Pickle

Industrial Internet Consortium Resources

Correspondent Shoumen Datta reports that the Industrial Internet Consortium Site has been made public.   " ... Accelerating Innovation In Connected, Intelligent...

Kimberly Clark : More Specialists Needed
From The Eponymous Pickle

Kimberly Clark : More Specialists Needed

KC says more marketing specialists needed.  In particular technological skill that can determine what is possible with new data." .... As companies turn to digital...

Microsoft Word on ipad
From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft Word on ipad

I have been using the iPad for a note taking and consulting tool for some time now.   With Evernote as an organization tool.  This has been a problem at times when...

Shelf Eye Tracking
From The Eponymous Pickle

Shelf Eye Tracking

In Progressive Grocer: Report on how people interact with grocery shelves.    We always knew it was more than just about having the eye level shelf.  Its about...

Modernizing Manufacturing Economy
From The Eponymous Pickle

Modernizing Manufacturing Economy

Via Lisa Kaczmarczyk.  How can networks help modernize a manufacturing economy?    A look at changing manufacturing economy in NE Ohio.

Big Data for Better Design via Simulation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Big Data for Better Design via Simulation

Intriguing view from IBM.  I further like the idea of using data and then creating simulations, perhaps more commonly called emulations, based on that data gathered...

Considering an Enterprise  of Things
From The Eponymous Pickle

Considering an Enterprise of Things

Enterprise of Things.   A natural organization.    Had not thought of it in this way before. But it is a natural next step. It is likely that the enterprises will...

Giant Vending
From The Eponymous Pickle

Giant Vending

We experimented with the concept of 'giant' vending machines and how our products could be presented there.  An example of their use for replacing local stores....

Building a Learning Organization
From The Eponymous Pickle

Building a Learning Organization

Learning is often poorly executed in the organization.  It is assumed that the memory of people will be sufficient to act as a corporate memory.  Yet people forget...

Reducing Costs vs Agility
From The Eponymous Pickle

Reducing Costs vs Agility

A common problem in IT projects.  A view from CIO Insight.   Which summarizes a broader document.  " ... Not only should governance help determine whether a process...

Why Big Data Innovation is Interesting to Execs
From The Eponymous Pickle

Why Big Data Innovation is Interesting to Execs

Interesting comments on Big Data and innovation.  The provocative thought is often repeated: " ... Big data’s appeal to executives is obvious because it predicts...

Data-Driven Operations Research Analyses in the Public Sector
From The Eponymous Pickle

Data-Driven Operations Research Analyses in the Public Sector

From University of Cincinnati Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems (OBAIS) department at the Lindner College of Business (LCB). Please replySpeaker...

Getting to Business Basics: PO Dispatch and eInvoicing.
From The Eponymous Pickle

Getting to Business Basics: PO Dispatch and eInvoicing.

I have mentioned ViniMaya here a number of times.  A value driven method for improving revenue.  For businesses small and large.   A short webinar on its use March...

Readiness for a  Resource Revolution
From The Eponymous Pickle

Readiness for a Resource Revolution

Intriguing thoughts and new directions. From The McKinsey Quarterly: " ...  Are you ready for the resource revolution?Meeting increasing global demand requires...
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