Suggested topics
Papers may include, but are not limited to:
- Digital convergence
- Hybrid technology
- Innovation
- Supply chain operation
- As technology moves us toward seamless mobility what role will the virtual office have in the new economy?
- As mobile devices have expanding capabilities and allow for a constant connection to the office, how is this affecting work-life balance?
- What new industries will arise to address the growing work-life balance concerns of American workers?
- How has technology reshaped our customer/vendor relationships and expectations?
- In a world of ever increasing speed, has technology devalued the virtue of patience?
- As people demand ever cheaper goods, is U.S. based manufacturing doomed?
- Can automation and technological innovation compete with low cost manufacturing abroad?
- Industrialization abroad is further raising the demand for oil, what impact will this have on the U.S. economy that is entrenched in fossil fuel consumption?
- What is the role of hybrid technology in our economy.
- Computerized ERP systems transforming the supply chain operation.
- As systems grow increasingly complex and time to market shrinks, how do companies ensure quality in the technologies that they are releasing?