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Manifattura Lamborghini, Industry 4.0 for the automotive sector
In our exclusive interview with Lamborghini, we take a look at how they are implementing their own Factory of the Future vision to manufacture the revolutionary Lamborghini Urus.
How Toyota lead Quality Training
Joakim Hillberg, an expert on Lean Transformation discusses some key learnings from The Future Factory’s benchmarking visit to the state of the art Toyota Engine Manufacturing plant in Deeside, North Wales.
Put some thinking into your Supply Chain Design - make it work for you
Dr Aristides Matopoulos, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Design and Logistics Systems at Aston University provides some valuable steps in how organisations can continuously improve the design of their supply chains.
Peaches and IoT: How smart agriculture can transform our world
Ankur Bhan, Founder and Head of WING Business Line at Nokia reveals how IoT contributes to raising the income levels for farmers and enables them to further modernise their operations.
Supply Chain Strategy in a Digital Era
Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Professor of Operations Management and Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement at the University of Derby looks at how companies can effectively manage their digital supply chain transformation.
Designing and Managing Supply Chains, from ‘Outside-In’
Dr John Gattorna, Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, describes how to design a contemporary supply chain to achieve genuine customer centricity and network optimisation.
Siemens Case Study: Lean Digital Factory Project
Dr. Gunter Beitinger, Vice President of Manufacturing at Siemens, provides an in-depth look at their “Lean Digital Factory” project, which will connect more than 30 plants to one Manufacturing Data Platform via MindSphere and implement a purpose-built Industrial Edge layer.
Smart, Lean, Green: Shaping the Future of Production at Porsche
Sascha Tittelwitz, Project Lead “Porsche Production 4.0” at Porsche describes how they are developing their Factory of the Future in an era of disruption.
An analysis of Amazon’s digital supply chain
Dr. Jorge Calvo, Professor Strategy, Operations and Industry 4.0 at GLOBIS University, provides a framework to uncover the characteristics of Amazon’s Digital Supply Chain capability.
The integrated value test for meaningful innovation
Dr Wayne Visser, Professor of Integrated Value at Antwerp Management School, explores the merit in using a value framework to create innovation with a purpose.
Why do successful digital minimum viable products fail to be implemented?
Thomas Ulrik Lund, Digital Strategy Advisor and former Head of Digital Strategy at Novozymes, addresses how to prevent your MVP ending up in the digital graveyard without adding business value.
What is your digital value strategy?
Paurav Shukla, Professor of Marketing and Head of the Digital and Data Driven Management Department at Southampton University discusses how organisations can develop a customer engagement strategy in a digital driven marketplace.
Asset Management using the Digital Twin concept
David Wagg, Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics at The University of Sheffield discusses the application of the digital twin concept in asset management.
Improving Resilience and Performance in Operations through Sustainability
Professor Peter Ball, Chair of Operations Management and Director of Business & Community Engagement at York University discusses how sustainability ambitions can translate into business results.
Industry 4.0 and Digital Twins: Key lessons from NASA
Ben Hicks, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Bristol looks at the origins of the digital twin and explores its true purpose in digital transformation.
The ingredients of CELEC’s IoT shift
Electronic automation company Celec describes how it is driving its IOT transformation across the organisation.
Digital Transformation - is your Supply Chain ready to compete?
Dr. Jorge Calvo, Deputy Dean and Professor at Globis University discusses the critical steps towards digital supply chain transformation.
Servitization – the competitive edge for manufacturing?
Tim Baines, Professor of Operations Strategy & Executive Director of the Advanced Services Group at Aston University explores the virtues of servitization as the future of manufacturing.
How much longer will AI fever last?
Chance Professor of Engineering Duc Pham examines the phenomenon that could be attributed to today’s renewed intense interest in AI.
What is 5G and how will it accelerate industry 4.0?
The key to achieving the massive potentials of the marriage of Industry 4.0 and 5G is collaboration between stakeholders from the manufacturing and mobile industry “ecosystems.”