Articles and papers written by some of the industries top thought-leaders on business strategy and transformation.

Month: February 2021

3D Printing Can And Will  Change Your Business

3D Printing Can And Will Change Your Business

By Amit Patel   /   February 22, 2021

In the last few years, 3D printing has been touted as the next cool thing, with promises of it revolutionizing industries.  While the focus has mostly been on manufacturing, the truth is that 3D printing will touch on almost every part of business, even reaching into space. So what is 3D printing and why should […]

The Thinking Factory Is Here … And It’s Smarter Than You

The Thinking Factory Is Here … And It’s Smarter Than You

By Amit Patel   /   February 15, 2021

Smart factories, warehouses, and facilities not only use automation or software to simplify and process tedious tasks, but can also self-optimize, self-adapt, and learn from the condition in order to constantly improve.  It’s the learning and self-optimizing that sets it apart from a standard factory.  Both Alibaba and Amazon are great examples of this. They […]

Get Ready For The Robot Invasion – It’s All Good!

Get Ready For The Robot Invasion – It’s All Good!

By Amit Patel   /   February 8, 2021

Robots have already been successful in commercial situations, manufacturing, and the workplace, but the most exciting developments are still to come – robots as care-givers, civic robots, and even family members.  As deep learning and AI improve, so will the ability of robots to reason, make decisions, and maybe even empathize. Pre-COVID-19, Robotics, and automation […]

Artificial Intelligence Will Change Your Job … If It Hasn’t Already

Artificial Intelligence Will Change Your Job … If It Hasn’t Already

By Amit Patel   /   February 1, 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in some form has been around us for decades.  Already, AI is in many cars, is part of manufacturing, the medical field, finance, mobility, and more.  AI is not going away and for that matter, neither are pandemics like COVID-19, which is why leaders need to think about their business will be […]