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Giving more tools to software engineers: the reorganization of the factory

Erik Bernhardsson

I had my first job as a software engineer in 1999, and in the last two decades I've seen software engineering changing in ways that have made us orders of magnitude more productive. Mediocre software exists because someone wasn't able to hire better engineers, or they didn't have time, or whatever.

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Should you build or buy generative AI?

CIO

Whether it’s text, images, video or, more likely, a combination of multiple models and services, taking advantage of generative AI is a ‘when, not if’ question for organizations. In the shaper model, you’re leveraging existing foundational models, off the shelf, but retraining them with your own data.”

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What you need to know about product management for AI

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

We won’t go into the mathematics or engineering of modern machine learning here. All you need to know for now is that machine learning uses statistical techniques to give computer systems the ability to “learn” by being trained on existing data.

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

Altexsoft

In-store cameras and sensors detect each product one takes from a shelf, and items are being added to a virtual cart while a customer proceeds. Physical stores still have a lion’s share of sales, but the tendency of the growing demand for online experiences shouldn’t be ignored. Source: Forrester Consulting. Amazon Go stores.

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Estimated Time of Arrival: How to Approach ETA Calculations in Logistics

Altexsoft

It’s traffic, broken vehicles, alarm problems, alien visits… Whatever the case this time, you swallow another excuse, have your time wasted, and probably feel annoyed, angry, or upset, depending on your character type. In business, time is money. Experts calculated that it was holding up trade with a total daily value of $9.6 ETA vs ETDel.

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Fleet Maintenance Software: Technology Behind Preventive and Predictive Vehicle Servicing

Altexsoft

Taking good care of your fleet assets pays off by prolonging their lifecycle, increasing efficiency, and reducing the probability of failures. Prevention is better than cure. If you think vehicle breakdowns are inevitable, we got news for you. These risks and losses can – and have to! – be avoided with proactive maintenance.

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Supply Chain Analytics: Opportunities in Data Analysis and Business Intelligence

Altexsoft

diversity of sales channels, complex structure resulting in siloed data and lack of visibility. Here’s also a video for an overview of demand forecasting and predictive analytics. Managing a supply chain involves organizing and controlling numerous processes. Supply chain management process. Everything starts with a plan.