Rafael Amaral

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How business process modelling can prepare you for digital transformation

Most people picture AI and machine learning when they think of ‘digital transformation’. While these initiatives do have exceptional promise for many companies, the pathway to gaining benefits from them can be costly and uncertain. In reality, AI and machine learning are tools to enable businesses to achieve the final 10% of maturity in their operations.

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The 2 key emerging technologies in 2017: What do they mean for manufacturing?

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.”– Bill Gates.

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Get ROI on your BI projects by fixing the weak links in your manufacturing process.

A decade or so ago, there was a popular game show called The Weakest Link. At the end of each round the host of the show would acerbically remark to the contestant with the lowest score: ‘You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.’

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How business intelligence technology will help you boost manufacturing outputs

The mantra ‘do more with less’ is to the noughties what ‘greed is good’ was to the eighties. Departments in every industry are constantly being asked to refine their processes in order to maximise output and reduce variability.

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How can the Internet of Things fulfill its manufacturing potential?

The future has arrive! It feels as though you can’t watch or read anything in the technological sphere without this near-hysterical phrase being uttered. And if not uttered, then implied.

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How real-time data reduces error in manufacturing operations

Back in the day, decisions that would deeply affect civilization were made with nothing more than some goat entrails, some odd looking rocks or in some very special cases, the close observation of cheese.

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