Agile Cities: Preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

September 18, 2018

The world is urbanizing and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming life at an unprecedented rate. Cities must be agile - able to move quickly and easily - to enable their citizens to thrive. Agile Cities: Preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, unpacks the concept of agility and introduces guidelines for measuring agility in key areas of city life.

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Oxford Robotics and Additive Manufacturing Society

The Oxford Robotics and Additive Manufacturing Society (OxRAM) is the first University Society in the UK for 3D printing, additive manufacturing and robotics. Embedded in the University of Oxford, we are an educational and research platform that aims to empower both academia and industry through consultancy and collective research efforts.

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Demystifying a Digital Twin for Agile Process Manufacturing

whitePaper | February 24, 2023

Business demands have forced manufacturers to be more agile. Smart manufacturers are adopting technology, specifically digital twins, to move faster. Using a digital twin in a manufacturing environment can fast-track discovering bottlenecks, drive efficiencies, lower costs, reduce environmental footprint, and help manage risk. However, there is mystery around digital twins, from defining what they are and their strengths to the critical importance of an ecosystem approach to address the diversity of digital twin scenarios. The goal of this paper is to demystify digital twins, so more manufacturers can apply the technology and bring agility to their operations.

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Using Business Analytics to Rebound & Succeed on Product Quality

whitePaper | May 20, 2020

Today's manufacturers have had to pivot quickly to adapt to demands brought on by COVID-19. Business Intelligence and analytics have played a vital role in providing the most successful manufacturers with insights necessary to find new ways to: Improve product and service quality.

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State of the Market: The Critical Path to Digital Manufacturing

whitePaper | August 8, 2022

Similar to a perfect storm, manufacturers have been navigating a unique time of multiple challenges including supply-chain disruptions, economic uncertainties, and worker shortages. Digital transformation is supposed to ease these strains. Digitizing processes and adopting the right technologies can help achieve cost efficiencies, allow for scalability and growth, and overcome talent gaps

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Drive Industry 4.0 results with machine learning

whitePaper | April 12, 2023

Industrial companies, such as those in manufacturing, energy, mining, agriculture, and transportation, are increasingly looking to fuel digital transformation—from optimizing operations to accelerating design to reinventing supply chains. For these organizations, data has become the connective tissue that holds their complex industrial systems together.

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How to effectively design, sell, and deliver configured products

whitePaper | August 12, 2020

For industrial machinery and equipment manufacturers, delivering personalized, unique products is the key to doing business in an increasingly competitive environment. Read this best practice guide to learn how you can increase sales and reduce costs through. Facilitated configuration, quoting, order management, and customer communication utilizing CPQ automation

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Digital transformation during a pandemic situation

whitePaper | May 20, 2022

The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a lot of disruptions to society with millions of deaths, high unemployment levels, and exhausted businesses. The entire world is now trying to recover from the eects of the pandemic. Today, the way of life is dierent than what it has been, with limited travel, quarantines, closed oces, as well as supply chain and logistics disorders.

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Oxford Robotics and Additive Manufacturing Society

The Oxford Robotics and Additive Manufacturing Society (OxRAM) is the first University Society in the UK for 3D printing, additive manufacturing and robotics. Embedded in the University of Oxford, we are an educational and research platform that aims to empower both academia and industry through consultancy and collective research efforts.

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