| | 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, Research, Retail, Strategy, Supply Chain
In 2018 retailers will look to innovative store concepts, Blockchain and supply chain transformation
In 2018 retailers will look to innovative store concepts, Blockchain and supply chain transformation

Digital is everywhere in retail today. The threat from more agile, internet-based companies continues to drive traditional players to try innovative…

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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: 5 minutes | Energy, Utilities & Resources
The heat is on in 2018: 3 trends driving change in the energy & utilities industry
production et de distribution d’énergie

Renewables, smart homes, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) will have a massive impact on how energy…

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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: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Research, Retail, Strategy
Is unified commerce putting the customer experience back on center stage as it should be?
Is unified commerce putting the customer experience back on center stage as it should be?

In these days of fake news, there is a tendency to dramatize the fact that change is constant and occurs…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | assyst Blog
Service Catalog Implementation Challenges and How to Avoid Them
Is Peer IT Support Right for Your Organization? - staff

In my previous post on Service Catalogs, I outlined why having one is important and what elements should feature in a good one. …

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | assyst Blog
Infographic: The top 5 ITSM challenges for the next 12 months
Infographic: The top 5 ITSM challenges for the next 12 months

Summer is the busiest time of the year for the ITSM industry, and we at Axios are no different. The…

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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, IFS Labs
What’s up with smart glasses in IFS Labs?
What’s up with smart glasses in IFS Labs?

Did you hear the news about the relaunch of Google Glasses? Have you experienced an immersive Microsoft HoloLens demo? Or…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Strategy
Playing the supporting role: military in-service support moves forward with next-generation equipment
Playing the supporting role: military in-service support moves forward with next-generation equipment

Introducing a new asset into a military force used to be simple. Manufacturers made the equipment, the military bought and…

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