1. Cognitive technologies such as machine learning and natural language processing can help manufacturing and supply chains by understanding data, reasoning about it, and continuously learning from interactions. 2. IBM is working on several cognitive projects for manufacturing including a cognitive quality advisor, supply chain disruptions advisor, and cognitive resolution rooms advisor. They are also teaching Watson about supply chain operations. 3. Getting started with cognitive manufacturing involves gathering data from equipment, visualizing patterns in the data, performing analytics, and then infusing cognitive machine learning to improve models and engagement.