| | 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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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Agility, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy, Supply Chain
Tips for overcoming today’s top 5 supply chain challenges

In the enterprise resource planning (ERP) environment, a supply chain faces a number of operational challenges. With the right strategy,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing
6 ERP features your company shouldn’t overlook

Choosing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software package to run your industrial or high-tech manufacturing business is one of the biggest…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Automotive, Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
How IoT, logistics and quality can change the automotive industry

The Internet of Things in the automotive industry — There may still be skepticism about the IoT in some sectors, but…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Reducing time-intensive tasks & costs is always a good thing — a Beijer Electronic’s success story

No matter the industry, company, or country, reducing time-intensive tasks and costs is always a good thing. Often times in…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
Manufacturing industry — change is the only constant
Asset Management

At the end of 2015, IFS carried out a global survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers from companies in…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Manufacturing
Predictions for the manufacturing sector

IFS’s Global Industry Director for the manufacturing sector, Antony Bourne, predicts how three key trends will be impacting the industry…

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