| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
Data scientists: the who, why and how
Data scientists: the who, why and how

Not enough is currently being done to create and nurture the talents required to create a pool of data scientists….

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Leedale wins Supply Chain Pros to Know recognition
Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s Pros to Know awards program

It comes as no surprise to anyone in the IFS family that once again, IFS Senior Advisor Bill Leedale has…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Digital Transformation
How modern ERP software facilitates real-world digital transformation
How modern ERP software facilitates real-world digital transformation

Layered application architecture delivers enterprise agility. Defining digital transformation is hard enough. Wikipedia defines it as “the change associated with…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Business Technology, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Research, Strategy
Performance-based contracts, modular construction and robotics: 3 construction game changers for 2017
Construction industry trends

Huge tower blocks built in weeks under one roof… automated bridge-building behemoths… bricklaying robots… No, it’s not science fiction. These…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Automotive, Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Research, Strategy, Supply Chain
Data and electric driving automotive in new directions in 2017
Data and electric driving automotive in new directions in 2017

The race to integrate new, lightweight materials into mainstream models will intensify, decades-old production processes will need to be transformed…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
Bridging the skills gap and creating new services – key success factors for manufacturers 2017
manufacturing industry predictions

Bridging the skills gap and boosting services will be top priorities for manufacturers in 2017. And IoT? Today, 50% of…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Automotive, Business Agility, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Less weight, more power—the race for lighter materials
new automotive manufacturing processes

Now that the 2016 season is over, it’s time to talk a little bit about Formula 1® . Formula One…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Strategy
Do you want to boost your productivity by 30%?
Advanced analytics for industrial manufacturing

I hope that the answer to this question is “Yes!” You may be wondering how this is possible and the…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Retail, Strategy
Omni-channel: A question of “How?”
Omni-channel: A question of “How?”

For retailers, being able to deliver, and keep delivering, is at the heart of omni-channel success. But delivering has never…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Strategy
A step-by-step to asset management excellence
Asset Management

Back in October at IFS World Conference 2016, some delegates from William Grant & Sons explained their asset management journey…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Asset Intensive, Digital Transformation, Events, Service
Digitalizing your business with the Industrial Internet of Things

Most companies are just starting their journey to digitalizing their business. Here’s where you start – and where you’re going.

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