Technology
Innovations in Talent Management: WorkLLama
Innovations in Talent Management: SAP / Capgemini
Innovations in Talent Management: Great Lakes Dock & Dredge
Innovations in Talent Management: WorkStep
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Innovations in Supplier Performance: BGIS Global Integrated Solutions
Innovations in Supplier Performance: Vendorful, Inc. & Ravenswood Solutions
Innovations in Sourcing: Salesforce, Inc.
Innovations in Outsourcing: GEP
Innovations in Outsourcing: Scientist.com
Artificial Intelligence Brings Empathy and Linguistics to Customer Service
When artificial intelligence (AI) was first introduced in customer service, it was limited to basic chatbot features. Recent advancements are now bringing a sense of empathy and linguistics to AI agents.
Currently being tested by banks in the Middle East, this new AI can detect anger, frustration, and other human emotions both over the phone and online. Impressively, most customers can’t even detect that the voice on the other end of the line is not human.
Innovative Hybrid Technology Will Safeguard COVID-19 Vaccine
Recent headlines are dominated by the news that the University of Oxford research team is seeing promising results from early trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate. Now we must turn our attention to the vital technology that ensures that doses of any viable vaccine reach locations in a state without the need for retesting.
For Procurement Leaders, True Business Transformation Starts At Home
Technology has advanced significantly since the days when procurement leaders were only managing RFIs and RFPs among their “little black book” of trusted suppliers. Today, big data and artificial intelligence now offer an expansive view of an entire supplier market and unprecedented access to vast wells of verified data. This advancement has opened the door to a new approach that can completely transform the strength of procurement decisions and enable procurement teams to impact a company’s bottom line in new and sometimes unexpected ways.
It Takes 50 Years
The world is entering its fourth Industrial Revolution, commonly referred to as Industry 4.0. While Western economies ruled the first three industrial revolutions (steam, electrification, automation), the economies that will dominate a 4.0 World are unknown. The future is up for grabs.
The New Age of IoT and the Supply Chain
Ushering in the era of The Internet of Things (IoT) brings with it conceptual and cultural change in supply chain management. Previous processes that were once not possible to automate, now not only function independently, but are capable of sharing data and interacting in such a way as to maximize efficient output.
While the precise impact of IoT is dependent on technology costs outweighing efficiency savings, there are several inherent benefits the supply chain can expect from its introduction.