| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Strategy
Battling on three fronts: Military in-service support in 2018
2018 defense industry trends

Availability and reliability are key if military forces are to reach their objectives. But to achieve this, military forces and…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Process Manufacturing, Service, Strategy
Breakdowns or breakdowns?
predictive maintenance

Breakdowns in a plant or just breakdowns in communication? Is your plant and business at risk? This is the story…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Research, Strategy
Innovation in aviation: The four commercial trends disrupting the industry in 2018
2018 commercial aviation trends

2017 saw another positive year in commercial aviation with a surge in air passenger numbers and new aircraft orders as…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Service
Does an increased focus on field service mean you have to rip and replace an ERP system?
Integrating field service management software

There are two central truths when it comes to enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The first is that it is…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Research, Service, Strategy
AI, digital twins and IoT to drive the service sector toward a data-driven 2018
2018 service industry trends

With an explosive growth in new technologies to gather and use data to optimize service delivery, this will be at…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Research, Strategy
Modular momentum driving the construction industry in 2018
2018 construction industry trends

Factories in flat-packs and homes built in factories—modular construction will build new momentum in 2018. However, the construction industry is…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Automotive, Creativity & Innovation, Mobility
Do we have to rethink the future of mobility?
E-fuels

In the context of increasing air pollutions in the cities and “Dieselgate,” everybody is talking about electronic vehicles (EV) and…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Strategy
Modular and offsite construction: evolution or revolution?
Modular and offsite construction: evolution or revolution?

Modular offsite construction has been around for many years, but is it about to really take-off? There has been a…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, Process Manufacturing
A day in the life of Laura the quality manager
A day in the life of Laura the Quality Manager

Quality is critical for all companies in the process manufacturing industry and an unannounced audit from a retailer can be…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
Q&A: Why manufacturers are moving to service-based business models
Q&A: Why manufacturers are moving to service-based business models

Expert advice on how manufacturers can provide services and solutions that supplement their traditional product offerings. In this Q&A, I…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
A day in the life of Kenny the production planner
A day in the life of Kenny the production planner

Production planning is never easy, but do you have a thought for those in food and beverage where nothing is…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Automotive, Business Technology, Strategy
What you need to know about quality assurance and management for the automotive industry
What you need to know about quality assurance and management for the automotive industry

Quality can be defined as “fitness for use as defined by the customer.” A quality product or service contributes to…

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