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How to incubate a winning innovation program

CIO

Tesla, Uber, and many other stories of business innovation have this in common: Their business models have technology at their cores. They recognize that innovative use of technology is enabling new business models with competition-crushing advantages built right in. Does it sound like a lot could go wrong with this service?

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AI at the retail edge: What’s new, and what’s coming soon

CIO

What is supposed to be a quick meal on the go too often turns into a grim choice between eating something you didn’t order or parking and walking into the restaurant to stand in line to complain … and then wait for your order again. And these mistakes are costly, around $26 million annually for a national chain restaurant.

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Restaurant and QSR Trends & Outlook for 2024

Alpha Sense BI

Like many other industries, the restaurant sector was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many businesses shuttering doors and many others struggling to make ends meet. This is for good reason— technological solutions make dining easier , both for customers and restaurants.

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Top 8 Machine Learning Development Companies in 2022

Smart Data Collective

There are a number of great applications of machine learning. The main purpose of machine learning is to partially or completely replace manual testing. Machine learning makes it possible to fully automate the work of testers in carrying out complex analytical processes. Machine learning is used in many industries.

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Why adaptability is the new digital transformation

CIO

Adaptability has a compelling business case We learned how important adaptability was during the pandemic. In addition, whereas resilience is a risk management strategy, adaptability is both a risk management and an innovation strategy. The philosophy behind adaptive systems is more about innovation than risk management.

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Panera CIO John Meister on mastering customer experience

CIO

John Meister is the senior vice president and CIO of Panera Bread, a chain of bakery-cafe fast casual restaurants with more than 2,000 locations across the United States and Canada. To summarize, I do think there is room to innovate in our main ordering wheelhouse. Or learning different roles? Or career growth?

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5 best practices for digital twin implementation

CIO

For the service provider, by being an early adopter before your competition, you can gain key learnings even if exploring the technology and conducting pilots. Delaying its development can result in missed opportunities for optimization and innovation.