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: 5 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, IFS Labs
Help, robots will replace our jobs!

Well, at least I don’t believe that. They will definitely change the how we work or, even better, how we…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation
3 Real-World Use Cases of Artificial Intelligence Delivering Real Value in Enterprise Applications

“AI” is one of the most overused technology buzzwords of the last 2-3 years.  But the term is not going…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Service
Can an AI chatbot deliver great customer service?
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Customer service is a people-focused business, and according to the Harvard Business Review, there are elements of service that are…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
Smart Factories – The theory of constraints reborn?

Over the years there have been many paradigms that claim to optimize production and save the world—bottleneck, forward and backward,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Automotive, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation
Predictive maintenance – moving from relevant to essential in the automotive industry
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The penalties for poor maintenance can be high—in energy production, loss of revenue and component costs, as well as fines…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Creativity & Innovation
See it, hear it, feel it – Augmented Reality hits A&D Maintenance
Aircraft maintenance workers servicing airplane engine

Augmented and virtual reality seem to have existed as buzzwords in lots of industries over recent years—but real-life business use…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Transform Your Business
Era of the Smart Factory: How can manufacturers get to the future quicker?

Businesses are constantly told they will go broke if they do not digitally transform and quickly, but for manufacturers it’s…

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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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