| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense
4 Ways for A&D Manufacturers to Rise to the Challenge of Industry 4.0
Aerospace & Defense 4.0

‘Aerospace & Defense 4.0’ is revamping the manufacturing landscape in A&D. Its emergence has signaled the arrival of cost-saving products…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Creativity & Innovation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Transform Your Business
Let’s actually start minding the industry skills gap
Skills Gap

When I meet with IFS customers across the UK one of the most common pieces of feedback is the struggle…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure
The race for the digital shipyard
Digital Shipyard

Shipbuilders, private vessel owners and ministries of defense around the world are mandating and investing heavily in transformational digital technology…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Partner
Approaching alliances with a challenger mindset: some reflections as a new joiner to IFS
Approaching Alliances with a Challenger Mindset

A few weeks into my tenure at IFS, I’ve been asked several times about my reasons for joining. Part of…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense
Digital twins for commercial aviation – how MROs can reap the rewards
Digital Twins in Commercial Aviation

Interest in digital twin technology is at an all-time high and the aerospace & defense industry is a forerunner in…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Strategy, Transform Your Business
Strategic timing is 1 of the 3 cornerstones reinforcing business longevity
strategic timing clock

Future relevance requires a strategy. No-one can predict the future except to say that it will be different from the…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Transform Your Business
Enterprise applications predictions – new perspectives, panoramas and possibilities
sandro-katalina-457230-unsplash

AI will combine with new-generation sensors to create a new kind of business automation in 2019. Digital twins will help…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Customer Engagement, Service
Most Customers Hate AI & Chatbots For This Reason…
AI

There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence is going to be more and more common in customer service and support interactions….

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Transform Your Business
The complex task of keeping modern naval fleets primed and ready

The naval support chain is getting bigger. Just consider the scale of the US Navy. The 250+ strong fleet contains…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Creativity & Innovation
See it, hear it, feel it – Augmented Reality hits A&D Maintenance
Aircraft maintenance workers servicing airplane engine

Augmented and virtual reality seem to have existed as buzzwords in lots of industries over recent years—but real-life business use…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Transform Your Business
Era of the Smart Factory: How can manufacturers get to the future quicker?

Businesses are constantly told they will go broke if they do not digitally transform and quickly, but for manufacturers it’s…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Service
OEMs vs MROs: 3 key differentiators for independent commercial aviation service providers
OEM aircraft

The global aviation market may have just experienced its most profitable period ever. Yet, with mega airline mergers and acquisitions…

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