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Why We Need To Put Human Agency Back At The Center Of Decision-Making

Digital Tonto

A joke began circulating in the late 1970s, often attributed to management consultant Warren Bennis, that the factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. Today, even with offshoring, about 10% of Americans work in factories. The man will be there to feed the dog. James Wilson argue exactly the opposite.

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Goodhart’s Law: When a target becomes its own enemy

Idea to Value

Often, this focus on just meeting the specific targets can take focus and effort away from meeting the more important overall targets aligned with achieving the company’s strategy. Soviet Union planners wanting to increase production of iron nails, so telling factories to produce as many nails as possible. What is the strategy?

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower Innovation

The shift towards AI-driven ad technologies enables brands to set and achieve highly specific engagement KPIs, moving away from generic strategies to more personalized, data-driven approaches that resonate with their target audience. It also facilitates rapid prototyping, allowing for quicker iterations and thus shorter development cycles.

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AI Has Taken the Boardroom by Storm. Here’s What You Must Know.

Planview

is an internationally recognized high-tech executive with decades of experience in corporate general management, governance, strategy, technology, and operations. Suddenly, CEOs need to answer three key questions: What is your AI strategy? They introduced two novel concepts: The “digital operating model” and the “AI Factory.”

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Is What’s Good For General Electric Good For America?

Digital Tonto

He led a new era of “Welchism,” in which CEO’s laid off employees, offshored factories and engaged in “financial engineering,” to goose profits. Here’s How: 3 Levels of Strategy Why it’s Better to Have a Strategic Philosophy than an Ideology That all began to change when Jack Welch took over in 1981. first appeared on Digital Tonto.

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Smart Factory 101 A Data, AI, Cloud and Workforce Revolution in the Making

Acuvate

Last year, a CPG giant introduced a smart factory across several global manufacturing units. 20% Improvement in E and over 4000 person-hour-hour savings – per factory, per month. But before that, let’s understand where the manufacturing world is with Smart Factory today and where this technological intervention is headed.

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Smart Factory 101 A Data, AI, Cloud and Workforce Revolution in the Making

Acuvate

Last year, a CPG giant introduced a smart factory across several global manufacturing units. 20% Improvement in E and over 4000 person-hour-hour savings – per factory, per month. But before that, let’s understand where the manufacturing world is with Smart Factory today and where this technological intervention is headed.

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