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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: 3 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Finance, IFS Labs, Research
Disrupting aviation with Blockchain
Disrupting aviation with Blockchain

How through-life asset management can be improved using distributed ledgers throughout the chain. IFS Labs’ research into Blockchain Blockchain is…

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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 | Aerospace & Defense
New horizons for the A&D Business Unit

It’s been ten years since I left Mxi Technologies – a lot has changed since then. It’s good to be…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Digital Transformation, Research, Strategy
The future of through-life accountability in commercial aviation & defense… no matter the buzzword
Servitization in the commercial aviation and defense industry

How servitization has affected change in the industry and what’s next for businesses. Tim Baines of Aston Business School will…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology
Augmented reality – the next big thing in A&D maintenance?
Augmented reality – the next big thing in A&D maintenance?

People want to fly. Cheaper flights, more fuel-efficient aircraft and a wider choice of destinations all contributed to the 3.8…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation
What’s next for the airlines that have already transformed our travel and trade?
Fleet Optimization

I love airports. Perhaps it is the time of year or the fact that every time I step into an…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Strategy
An industry in flux: 3 key trends hitting the defense industry in 2017
2017 defense industry trends

A new wave of technologies and an increase in cyber-based attacks are forcing the defense industry to adapt. While defense…

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