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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Research, Strategy
“Hire for Culture”: the story of a purple brand
IFS Brand

2018 has started and many of us are looking forward to what is to come in the next eight or…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Technology, Research, Strategy
Peer Reviews: The modern word-of-mouth for enterprise buyers
Peer Reviews: The modern word-of-mouth for enterprise buyers

You need to buy a new pair running shoes – the best that will meet your needs. What’s the first…

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| | 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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| | 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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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Strategy
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: 4 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Research, Strategy
Q&A: Why the increased interest in performance-based logistics and Power-by-the-Hour contracts
Q&A: Why the increased interest in performance-based logistics and Power-by-the-Hour contracts

Performance-based logistics and Power-by-the-Hour contracts bring great opportunity to commercial and military aircraft operators. In this industry expert Q&A, Graham…

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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: 7 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Service, Strategy
Q&A: How to generate revenue across the total asset lifecycle
asset lifecycle solution

By taking on service and asset management, construction and contracting companies can generate revenue across the total asset lifecycle. In…

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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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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Service, Strategy
Will complete asset lifecycle solution providers be winners in the future?
asset lifecycle solution

Construction companies are changing their business strategy and preparing for changes. How most companies are operating today The construction industry…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Research, Service, Strategy
3 steps to creating a connected customer experience for service success
Harmoniser l’expérience de service pour répondre aux nouvelles attentes des clients.

We as customers have become accustomed to instant gratification, thanks to uber-connectivity. Have you ever ordered something from Amazon and…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Oil & Gas, Research, Strategy
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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