The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted cities and communities worldwide. From the loss of lives and interruption of essential day-to-day services, to disruption of the global economy, no one person, organization, or country is spared. Cities…
Technology Is Disrupting Manufacturing, But It’s Also Offering New Opportunities for Workers and Companies To Thrive Manufacturers today face significant challenges due to disruption from technology, generational change, worker retraining and international pressures. These challenges present…
As global competitive pressures have driven changes and higher expectations for manufacturing organizations, enterprise technology in manufacturing must respond at an accelerated pace today. Largely the result of fundamental changes enabled by transformative technologies, new and…
Emerging trends to look for in a post-COVID world will be more reliable and resilient supply chains – not just more cost-effective ones. Supply chain regionalization also brings the acceleration of end-to-end value chain digitalization, enabling…
In 1958 Leonard E. Read wrote an essay that was to become one of the most famous – and eloquent – treatments of free market economics. Written somewhat jovially from the first-person perspective of an inanimate…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is key to getting the global economy, and our lives, back on track Preventive measures implemented by countries worldwide to halt the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in its tracks are forcing us to…
The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating and disruptive impact on cities and communities worldwide. From the loss of lives, interruption of essential day-to-day services, to disruption of the global economy, no one person, organization…
The energy sector is in the grip of a radical transformation as renewables play an increasingly large role in the energy mix, transforming the nature of power supply and demand. To thrive in the new market…
Next generation technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, and data science, are poised to transform today’s cities into advanced smart cities. These cities are more resilient, safer, healthier, economically vibrant,…
Connected technology is ushering in a new era of smart cities, which promises to improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world. Smart cities — which are using technology to make urban…
To fully understand what Industrial IoT can do for operational efficiency, one must take a holistic view of its benefits. As previously discussed, Industrial IoT involves the connectivity of all aspects of a factory’s assets. This…
Digital transformation of the global workplace has impacted every aspect of the way companies do business. Much has been made of how smart, connected technologies are working behind the scenes to ingest, blend, and analyze data 24…