| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
Smart Factories – The theory of constraints reborn?

Over the years there have been many paradigms that claim to optimize production and save the world—bottleneck, forward and backward,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Automotive, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation
Predictive maintenance – moving from relevant to essential in the automotive industry
Worker performing test on machinery

The penalties for poor maintenance can be high—in energy production, loss of revenue and component costs, as well as fines…

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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 | Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Transform Your Business
Manufacturing digital transformation in our rear-view mirror

Artificial intelligence (AI). Internet of Things (IoT). Augmented reality (AR). These are the technologies companies in the industries IFS serves…

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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: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation
From Acetate to Artificial Intelligence

Predictions vary about when emergent technologies will become a reality. Can taking a look at the past provide insight into…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, IFS Labs
3 AI investments IFS is focusing on
3 AI investments IFS is focusing on

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is such a big topic, and so many different possibilities exist, that you should focus on those…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing
Will manufacturers ride the servitization wave to greater profitability?
Will manufacturers ride the servitization wave to greater profitability?

The servitization megatrend is upon us. Product-driven companies are adding services revenue streams and business models, usually to augment but…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Strategy, Transform Your Business
Q&A: Will construction companies be able to keep pace with demand?
Q&A: Will construction companies be able to keep pace with demand?

In this Q&A, Kenny Ingram, construction and contracting industry expert and Global Industry Director at IFS, answers questions on whether…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | assyst Blog
Joiners, Movers and Leavers & SAM
Service Desk Challenges: Find, Keep, and Motivate Your Staff -happy staff

Written by Rory Canavan, SAM Charter

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Manufacturing, Research, Service
EAM and ERP: An increasingly critical partnership
EAM and ERP

Meet our guest author, Ted Rohm, Senior ERP Analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Ted Rohm is a Senior ERP…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Events, Mobility, Service
IFS: Accelerating growth in the long-term
Accelerating Growth in the Long Term

The 2018 World Conference is all but done – but we’re finishing on a growth mindset. Learn how IFS can support your business growth, how WorkWave can bring the IFS ethos to smaller companies, and how Kyocera is making the journey to servitization.

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