In the face of the coronavirus crisis, building improved supply chain resilience is perhaps the hottest topic in the industry right now, with literally dozens if not hundreds of articles and pundits weighing in on what companies need to do to become more resilient.
Visual cues are overtaking the text in their messaging in defining online conversations. A new study published by INFORMS, an international association for operations research and analytics professionals, and conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado, the New Economics School in Russia and the University of Washington, found a strong link between the visual portrayal of a brand in online imagery created by consumers and the larger brand perceptions.
The "multiechelon inventory optimization" model turned an inventory management process that previously relied on "rule-of-thumb heuristics and spreadsheets" into one where planners accept an algorithm's automatically generated inventory targets 99.5% of the time, the researchers said.
For many Americans, “Hey, Siri, type a text,” or “Alexa, turn up the volume” have become common phrases as voice assistants and smart speakers have become more popular. Now, artificial intelligence and voice tech experts predict that consumers will be issuing similar commands in retail spaces if doing so helps reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Paul Delamater, assistant professor in the Department of Geography at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Julie Swann, head of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University, have run models about the coronavirus spread in the state and found it's much more extensive than reported but still nowhere near enough to lessen restrictions aimed at limiting it.
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A number of startups and cloud service providers are starting to offer tools for monitoring, evaluating, and correcting problems with generative AI in the hope of eliminating errors, hallucinations, and other systemic problems associated with this technology.
Catastrophic weather events, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, trade conflicts, global pandemics—the forces disrupting supply chains are multiplying at a rate few could have anticipated.
Tariffs could raise the cost of medical care and prescription drugs for people in the U.S.
New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States' largest healthcare capitation program.
LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia's wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture explosives used by Moscow's military during the war in Ukraine, an analysis of railway and financial data shows.
During the holiday season, a late delivery can sometimes feel like the end of the world. You’ve been there: you order a highly anticipated gadget, new clothes, or a last-minute gift, only to find out that your delivery is delayed. While many blame shipping companies or delivery drivers, the true culprit often lies deeper in the supply chain — at the heart of it all: forecasting.
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban's question to Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on energy costs took off on social media on Saturday.
Florida lawmakers have banned wind turbines off its shores and near the coast, saying the bill is meant to protect wildlife and prevent noise.