| | 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: 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: 9 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing
Planning methods: Which method is recommended for your manufacturing business?
Planning methods: Which method is recommended for your manufacturing business?

  This blog post was co-authored by Jakob Björklund, Solution Architect IFS Nordics, and Mats Johansson, Program Manager CPIM IFS…

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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: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
Industry 4.0 and embracing disruption
Industry 4.0

While Industry 4.0 does revolve around intelligence gathered from a number of places, it spans more than just IoT. Over…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
Supporting next-generation manufacturing with IoT
Supporting next-generation manufacturing with IoT

NEC integrates Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities with its Manufacturing Execution System (MES) extension for IFS Applications. Guest Author: Stefan Gustafsson,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
Servitization offers a viable method to manufacturers for boosting growth

Servitization offers a viable method of boosting growth for manufacturers’ businesses and the industrial sector overall. The UK is currently…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing
I am a manufacturer, why should I care about digital transformation?!
IM blog post image

A recent survey showed 88% of companies said that they were undergoing digital transformation, however only 25% understood what it…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
Why these ERP features are considered most important

While there are several features of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that are of great importance, these are the…

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