| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Strategy
Q&A: How manufacturing can overcome today’s industry challenges
Q&A: How manufacturing can overcome today’s industry challenges

In this Q&A, I ask our manufacturing industry expert, Antony Bourne, to answer five questions about how manufacturing companies can…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Manufacturing
How much do you think it will cost?
How much do you think it will cost? Bidding and estimating

“How much do you think it will cost?” This is often a common question a manufacturer will ask themselves when…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Events, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy, Transform Your Business
10 manufacturing buzzwords you should pay attention to
10 manufacturing buzzwords that you need to pay attention to today and tomorrow

We’re in an age of rolling waves of technologically-driven disruption. Which are the 10 emerging technologies with the biggest chance of impacting your business? Here’s our guesses.

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Strategy
Are you a manufacturer that has yet to derive value from servitization?
Fabrication : développer une culture d’entreprise adéquate pour tirer profit de la servicisation

Businesses looking to differentiate themselves in the industrial manufacturing industry should consider combining traditional products with new services (servitization). By…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
3 game-changers for the manufacturing industry in 2018
2018 manufacturing industry trends

The Internet of Things (IoT) being built into the product design, manufacturers adopting a more service-centric business model and 3D…

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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: 3 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Research, Service, Supply Chain
Are 84% missing out on the digital transformation benefits of IoT?
Internet of Things (IoT)

According to a primary research study of 200 IoT decision makers with industrial companies, about 85 percent of them collect…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Manufacturing
How the manufacturing industry is using technology to increase efficiency
How the manufacturing industry is using technology to increase efficiency

Manufacturers are looking to Smart Manufacturing (US term) and Industry 4.0 (European term) to embrace the benefits of digital technology….

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Mobility, Oil & Gas, Research, Service, Strategy
How businesses truly feel about digital change & transformation
How businesses truly feel about digital change & transformation

Digital transformation can mean different things to different people, making it difficult to know when you have achieved it. However,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Events, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems drives economic value for industry
IIoT

Enjoying a front row seat as the industrial internet of things (IIoT) turns into a practical reality via tech transfer….

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Agility, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
Why servitization is something your manufacturing business needs to consider
Why servitization is something your manufacturing business needs to consider

You may think that servitization will never apply to your business, but there’s a reason why it’s occurring across many…

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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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