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What is 5G and how it will 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.”

How to fail with Lean

Lean often achieves incredible results but sometimes the transformation is almost set up to fail from the start. This article shares some ways you can fail with lean and what you can do about it.

Blockchain in Humanitarian Supply Chain Management

Daniel Arias Aranda, Professor of Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Granada looks at the practicalities surrounding Blockchain in Humanitarian Supply Chain Management

Digital Transformation Insights from Europe’s leading manufacturing events

In this first article for The Future Factory from Deborah Sherry, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at GE Digital Europe, Russia & CIS, a unique insight into Europe’s leading manufacturing events is provided.

AI in Telecoms – a Valuable Journey

Olivier Bruyndonckx, Vice President of Business Development and Sales Enablement for the Nokia Software Business Group provides an insight into AI implementation at Nokia