IFS is a company that encourages and promotes creativity and innovation. The more brains that are involved the greater the creativity, so by sharing ideas and inspiration creativity flourishes. Learn more about why IFS values creativity and innovation.

| | Estimated reading time: 8 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Oil & Gas, Service, Strategy
Digital investments are key to the recovery of the mining industry
Digital investments are key to the recovery of the mining industry

Digital investments, new business models, digital twins and IoT empower mining companies to leverage industry recovery. After a tough couple…

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ERP 2028 part 2: traceability and digital string?
ERP 2028 part 2: traceability and digital string?

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 | Creativity & Innovation, Energy, Utilities & Resources, Strategy
Three challenges of delivering smart meter programs
Three challenges of delivering smart meter programs

Three of the many challenges facing organizations that helping to deliver smart meter programs around the globe. In many parts…

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Why the hype around AI?
Trois activités d’entreprise où l’intelligence artificielle présente déjà un réel impact sur la productivité

In my previous blog, “Are chimpanzees more intelligent than computers?,” I established some thoughts about what it all means, about…

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Two steps towards gender equality
International Women’s Day

Today it’s International Women’s Day, an initiative created to put the spotlight on the inequalities that still exist between men…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Research, Service, Strategy
Q&A: Field service organizations and the need to optimize service models
Q&A: Field service organizations and the need to optimize service models

Field service organizations must optimize their reactive service models today and plan for predictive service models tomorrow. In this Q&A,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Process Manufacturing
ERP 2028: A look into the future?
futur erp 2028

Imagine going forward in time 10 years. What will ERP 2028 be like? When I was much younger, the idea…

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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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How oil companies can adjust their business to a period of recovery
How oil companies can adjust their business to a period of recovery

The oil and gas industry is recovering, but companies need to deal with a new reality where a lot of…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, IFS Labs
Are chimpanzees more intelligent than computers?
intelligence artificielle chimpanzé

Few would argue that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the industry’s current hot topic. And why shouldn’t it be? AI’s potential…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Research, Strategy
Innovation in aviation: The four commercial trends disrupting the industry in 2018
2018 commercial aviation trends

2017 saw another positive year in commercial aviation with a surge in air passenger numbers and new aircraft orders as…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Finance, Research, Strategy
Blockchain, robotic automation and holistic reporting set to transform businesses in 2018 and beyond
2018 financial industry trends

The financial area is heavily impacted by new technology at the moment. Balancing trust, swift transactions and increased transparency is…

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