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(PDF) Capgemini - The Digital Supply Chain’s Missing Link : Focus”
[Business]
2018/12/23 09:10
Large organizations are running an average of 29 different pre-deployment initiatives to digitize the supply chain, but 86% have failed to scale any of them.A new study from the Capgemini Research Institute “The digital supply chain’s missing link: focus”, has identified a clear gap between expectations of what supply chain digitization can deliver, and the reality of what companies are curr...
The 6 Biggest Skin-Care Breakthroughs of 2018
[Business]
2018/12/23 09:09
Technology and science, the engines that propel the skin-care industry, are moving faster than ever. This year, new treatments, gadgets, and beauty products arrived at a fevered clip. Some, no doubt, are fated for the novelty aisle. Others, however, have revolutionary potential.Here, today’s innovations—from the cutting edge to the downright practical—that just might become tomorrow’s bench...
(PDF) Weight Loss Implant Simulates Food Inside Stomach
[Tech]
2018/12/23 09:08
There are millions of clinicians fighting on the front lines of the obesity epidemic every day, but there doesn’t seem to be a winning strategy. The population of seriously overweight people around the world is rising and will soon reach one billion. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers may have a technological, drug-free solution to the problem for many of those afflicted.The te...
Is This the Future of Wireless Audio ?
[Design]
2018/12/23 09:07
This set of conceptual earphones are the Aura PEBL, and they have been designed for a future that centers around both Augmented and Virtual Reality. Not only can they call themselves ‘truly wireless’, but they can also say that they are unique; rather than fitting snugly into the user’s ears, they instead comfortably fit around the outside. This not only allows for an attention-grabbing desi...
The Most-Funded Fitness Startups Helping You Break A Sweat
[Investing]
2018/12/23 09:06
According to Crunchbase, as of the time of writing, the 10 most funded U.S. startups in fitness have raised more than $1.6 billion. The first startup on the list, spin bike and treadmill developer, Peloton, raised a $550 million Series F in early August 2018, which brought its total known funding up to more than $994 million and its valuation to $4 billion, post-money.And it turns out cycling i...
FastCharge Prototype Station Shows 3 Minute Time Feat
[Tech]
2018/12/23 09:05
How easily, how conveniently, how fast, will I be able to charge my electric car? Simple questions and car makers are quite busy giving us answers that will impress.In fact, as a BMW blog stated, "The biggest hurdle automakers face with the adaptation to electric vehicles is not range but charge time...if it takes hours and hours to recharge the car, it's still not as convenient as a normal ICE...
In this Tokyo Cafe, The Waiters are Robots Operated Remotely by People with Disabilities
[Tech]
2018/12/23 09:04
A pop-up restaurant in Tokyo has run a trial employing disabled people to work as waiting staff. But this is no ordinary trial. Instead of taking orders or clearing tables themselves, the staff of the Dawn ver.β cafe were piloting a team of robots from the comfort of their homes.The robots were developed by Kentaro “Ory” Yoshifuji, CEO of the Ory Lab, which he set up with co-founders, Aki Yu...
(Infograhic) Balancing the Environmental Costs of Cannabis
[Business]
2018/12/23 09:03
Economic development comes with a massive environmental cost.Since 1980, heavy industrial activity has caused the doubling of CO2 emissions. As scientists warn of the lasting negative impacts this will have on the planet, nearly every industry is committing to sustainable practices to try to counteract this effect.Today’s infographic comes from The Green Organic Dutchman, and it demonstrates t...
(PDF) Bain - Delivering What Consumers Really Value
[Consumer]
2018/12/20 10:52
Companies are using the Elements of Value approach to solve challenges such as growing revenue, earning customer loyalty and designing offers.- Bain’s new survey of more than 45,000 US consumers shows how the elements link to revenue, market share, customer loyalty and willingness to pay in 22 consumer categories.- Companies that deliver strong performances on more elements than competitors wi...
