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: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Research, Retail, Strategy
Is unified commerce putting the customer experience back on center stage as it should be?
Is unified commerce putting the customer experience back on center stage as it should be?

In these days of fake news, there is a tendency to dramatize the fact that change is constant and occurs…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Strategy
Modular and offsite construction: evolution or revolution?
Modular and offsite construction: evolution or revolution?

Modular offsite construction has been around for many years, but is it about to really take-off? There has been a…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Research
Is the construction industry investing enough in technology?
Digital Transformation in Construction

The digital revolution is transforming the way organizations work, engage with their customers and generate revenue. It doesn’t matter if…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
A day in the life of Kenny the production planner
A day in the life of Kenny the production planner

Production planning is never easy, but do you have a thought for those in food and beverage where nothing is…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, IFS Labs
What’s up with smart glasses in IFS Labs?
What’s up with smart glasses in IFS Labs?

Did you hear the news about the relaunch of Google Glasses? Have you experienced an immersive Microsoft HoloLens demo? Or…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Energy, Utilities & Resources, Events, Service
IFS & innovation comes together at EUW 2017
IFS & innovation comes together at EUW 2017

A recap of the European Utility Week 2017 (EUW 2017) event and more. It’s now been just over a few…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Research, Service, Strategy
When digital transformation and customer expectation collide: the field service predicament
Leveraging digital transformation to improve customer service

Can service organizations leverage digital transformation to improve customer service and exceed expectations? Servitization. Uberization. Driverless cars. Drones. Digital transformation…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Mobility, Strategy
Set IoT free, automate your business
Set IoT free, automate your business

Part three of a three-part blog series on enhancing the Internet of Things (IoT): Part one introduced the standard IoT…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Research, Service, Supply Chain
Are 84% missing out on the digital transformation benefits of IoT?
Internet of Things (IoT)

According to a primary research study of 200 IoT decision makers with industrial companies, about 85 percent of them collect…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Strategy
Five constraining factors construction companies must fix
Five constraining factors construction companies must fix

In our experience – reinforced by a recent construction industry roundtable discussion – there are five factors constraining Australian and…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Oil & Gas, Research, Strategy
Expert advice on how oil and gas companies can increase efficiency
Expert advice on how oil and gas companies can increase efficiency

In the oil and gas industry, efficiency has, and always will be at the forefront of what asset owners and…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Research, Strategy
Is the construction industry addicted to MS Excel?
Is the construction industry addicted to MS Excel?

You might assume that most companies are using modern, smart business systems to control complex projects, but the reality is,…

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