A data driver future for cities
Rapid urbanisation is leading to smarter cities that improve the lives of citizens through technology as Mark Venables discovers Over half of the world’s population today lives in an urban area. By 2030, there will be an estimated 41 megacities across the globe with more than ten million inhabitants each. People and businesses are flowing […]
How digital manufacturing for servitisation could bring more profit…but first, you need data
Dr Maryam Farsi, lecturer in through-life engineering optimisation at Cranfield University explains how a servitisation business model in a service contract can be a win-win for manufacturers and the service provider. Servitisation is a business model where a manufacturer purchases productive time available on an asset, rather than investing in the capital machinery. It is […]