Industries

Keeping quality high while lowering process costs with AI & IoT in Manufacturing

As profit margins shrink and consumer expectation rise, it’s for manufacturers more important than ever to optimize for quality in their operation. Fortunately, quality management technology has made huge advancements in recent years. Today organizations within manufacturing and their leaders can easily embrace available AI and IoT enabled solutions. This allows to detect quality issues early […]

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Vying for telecom customers: conversion times 3 with AI

Take a 100% saturated telecom market and more than averagely critical customers. How do you convince customers to buy extra services and to tie them even more to your brand? The magical ingredient: add a touch of artificial intelligence for a real time personalisation of communication. Proximus’ conversion rate of customers who are offered a […]

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Technology makes Saint-Nicholas’ work easier

My daughter Clémence is both nervous and excited by the perspective of Saint-Nicholas arriving with her presents. She posted her wish-list in a letter to him in Spain. What she doesn’t realize is the pressure her expectation generates in the supply chain. As an Industry Solutions Executive at IBM I mainly work with retailers and […]

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Chocolate – much more than a matter of good taste

Whenever there is a moment to celebrate, or when we want to show our beloved ones our special attention – no doubt, tasty chocolate is the first and best choice. These high quality cacao products may be made in Belgium or the Netherlands. But an extensive chain of production and processing precedes the final product. […]

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Without AI you’re nowhere as a company

AI: not something distant and far-removed, but here and now. Both large and small companies in the Benelux are already using AI, together with robotics, IoT or blockchain. This way they offer added value to their customers. Cognitive to the core: what does the digital transformation provide? Come to Think Brussels, October 4/5 A large […]

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More than the sum of the silos

Modern technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, cloud, artificial intelligence and block chain are frequently viewed as independent entities. However, in combination the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts or in this case the sum of its silos. Collectively, they comprise the basis for infinite possibilities in the area […]

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One digital twin counts for the pair

Twins have no trouble understanding one another. A single glance, a gesture or a single word is generally sufficient. Pain, feelings and thoughts are immediately shared in real time. It is no accident that a twin is a single entity. We see the same in the world of technology, in which the physical and virtual […]

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Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will be powered by the Cloud

It is no longer science fiction – the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, is already upon us. A convergence of new technologies including robotics, AI, 3D printing and the IoT, all powered by the cloud and edge computing, is transforming the way we do business. Much the way the Internet, mobile and the PC […]

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