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Article: Nine Trends Impacting Technology Strategy for Retail Product Development in a Digital World

As the technologies that support retail product development rapidly evolve, it's time to to assess and rethink legacy technology strategies. Here are nine things to consider when developing your future technology strategy.

Article: Retail Marketplace Transformation: Making Strategic Choices for Rapid Change

Retail sales are healthy, yet prominent retailers are downsizing. What is going on here, and how can companies leverage strategic planning AND technology to effectively transform for the future?

Article: Seven Leading Practices for Risk Management in Medical Device

Effectively managing risk in the medical device industry can be complex, but it’s increasingly important. Doing it well is often a key strategic differentiator, so we’ve outlined seven things that we’ve seen industry leaders do that set them apart.

Article: The Future of Oil & Gas: Smart Connected Operations and Advanced Analytics

Advanced analytics is not new in the oil and gas exploration and production ecosystem. But as the need increases and technology improves, we’ve reached a tipping point that underscores the urgent imperative to improve oil and gas operations with advanced analytics.

Article: Want More Value from Digital Initiatives? Get Your Data Under Control

As digital initiatives start to show some real business results, a common theme emerges. For all digital efforts, data is the underlying raw material. And it’s time to get your data under control.

Article: In Today’s Digital Era, Do We Still Need PLM?

Digital has disrupted innovation, fundamentally changing how companies discover, create, make and sell the products they bring to market. In this new reality, do we still need PLM? If so, what role will it play?

Article: Leading Practices for EUDAMED and Basic UDI

Got questions about Basic UDI compliance? This article offers a technical deep-dive into the context, basics, and best practices to adapt to this new normal across the medical device industry.

Article: Packaging Development: The Art and The Science

Packaging development will always need to be a combination of art and process. Here's how to layer in process while maintaining packaging's status as both “culture” and a critical component of the reason consumers select a product or brand.

Article: Applying Machine Learning for Accurate, Timely Oil and Gas Production Forecasting

Looking for examples of how to apply machine learning to solve real business challenges? Here’s an example of how one oil & gas company uses machine learning to get insights from high volumes of well data to optimize production and equipment performance.

Article: Material Exchange in a Digital World: Seven Reasons to Invest Now

In the fashion world, new designs and speed to market are the key drivers for success. As the industry invests more in material innovation technologies, an emerging area with high-value potential is material exchange. Here are 7 reasons to invest now.