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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Transform Your Business
Manufacturing digital transformation in our rear-view mirror

Artificial intelligence (AI). Internet of Things (IoT). Augmented reality (AR). These are the technologies companies in the industries IFS serves…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation
From Acetate to Artificial Intelligence

Predictions vary about when emergent technologies will become a reality. Can taking a look at the past provide insight into…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, IFS Labs
3 AI investments IFS is focusing on
3 AI investments IFS is focusing on

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is such a big topic, and so many different possibilities exist, that you should focus on those…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Service
How new technology and AI can control rising maintenance costs
Mining Maintenance Costs

Activity in Australia’s mining sector is accelerating, auguring well for exports and the broader economy, according to economic forecaster and…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing
Will manufacturers ride the servitization wave to greater profitability?
Will manufacturers ride the servitization wave to greater profitability?

The servitization megatrend is upon us. Product-driven companies are adding services revenue streams and business models, usually to augment but…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Strategy, Transform Your Business
Q&A: How commercial aviation companies can overcome today’s MRO challenges
Q&A: How commercial aviation companies can overcome today’s MRO challenges

In this Q&A with industry expert Graham Grose, Vice President and Industry Director at IFS, he answers questions on how…

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| | 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: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Strategy, Transform Your Business
Q&A: Will construction companies be able to keep pace with demand?
Q&A: Will construction companies be able to keep pace with demand?

In this Q&A, Kenny Ingram, construction and contracting industry expert and Global Industry Director at IFS, answers questions on whether…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Manufacturing, Research, Service
EAM and ERP: An increasingly critical partnership
EAM and ERP

Meet our guest author, Ted Rohm, Senior ERP Analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Ted Rohm is a Senior ERP…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Process Manufacturing
ERP 2028 part 3: the demise of the production planner?
ERP 2028: The demise of the production planner?

Imagine going forward in time 10 years. How will the technologies evolving today change the way we work? What will…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Research, Strategy
The key to customer satisfaction and profitability for third-party MROs
The key to customer satisfaction and profitability for third-party MROs

Effective maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and resource management are key to customer satisfaction and profitability for third-party MROs. The…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Events, Strategy
GDPR and information security: what you need to do

Attacks by hackers are only getting worse – and more professional. GDPR is the first major government response to this. Business needs to get its house in order, and at IFS we take security very seriously.

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